Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #17

David Lapham's Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses continues its gripping noir with issue #17, "The Queen of Palm Court." The cover tells its own unsettling story: a well-dressed woman in a leopard-print scarf recoils in shock, a gloved hand raised to her face, as a bloodied hand thrusts a bouquet of red roses — and a ring — toward her. It's a perfectly composed image of glamour and dread that captures everything Lapham does so well in this celebrated series.