Stormwatch: P.H.D. #5

A close-up of a bald, intense-eyed man in purple lifting his visor to reveal reflected images of several other figures within its lens — it's a striking, intimate image that immediately signals someone with serious intelligence-gathering on his mind. Christos Gage's Stormwatch: P.H.D. was carving out a grounded corner of the Wildstorm universe in 2007, and this fifth issue keeps that momentum going. Doug Mahnke's cover work here is confident and arresting, drawing you right into those unsettling eyes before you even notice what's hidden in the glass.