Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #25

David Lapham's Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses reaches its 25th issue with a cover that pulls no punches — a figure in dark clothing tumbles or struggles amid what appears to be a stained-glass window and iron bedframe, rendered with Lapham's characteristically gritty, grounded linework. The image radiates that signature mix of domestic unease and sudden violence that defines this series, teasing the aptly titled story "The Salad Days" with quiet, unsettling tension. Fans of Lapham's crime noir universe have every reason to pick this one up.