Stormwatch: P.H.D. #9

A chalk outline on a dark city street sets an unmistakably noir tone for Stormwatch: Post Human Division #9, with four figures reacting to the grim scene — a crouching investigator examining evidence in gloved hands, a man in a brown suit pressing his hand to his head in distress, and two women looking on with visible shock. Writer Christos Gage and artist Andy Smith bring a grounded, street-level energy to the WildStorm universe here, and Mike McKone's cover work frames the mystery with real dramatic weight. With a story titled "Who Shot J.K.?", this September 2007 issue leans hard into crime-thriller territory, promising that the Post Human Division's caseload is anything but routine.