Stray Bullets: Killers #5

David Lapham's Stray Bullets: Killers continues its gritty, noir-soaked run with this fifth issue, sporting a striking cover where a woman's close-cropped face — cool-eyed and guarded — shares the frame with a smoking, smiley-faced cymbal amid swirling clouds of smoke. The boldly designed red-and-yellow title treatment keeps Lapham's signature El Capitan imprint front and center, while that gloriously unhinged story title, "Call Me Gilgamesh or the First Time Ever I Saw Your Face it Was on Your Butt," promises exactly the kind of darkly offbeat storytelling that makes this series so compelling. Lapham handles every creative role himself — writing, art, inking, and lettering — making this a genuinely personal vision from one of crime comics' most distinctive voices.