Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #2

David Lapham's Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses continues with this unsettling second issue, its cover depicting a young woman slumped unconscious across the back seat of a car, with a crude smiley-sun drawn in red nearby — a detail that manages to feel both childlike and deeply ominous. The shattered window visible in the background and a spent shell casing on the floor reinforce the sense that something has gone very wrong. Lapham's spare, expressive linework does exactly what Stray Bullets has always done best: make the quiet moments feel the most dangerous.