String Divers #2

This second issue of IDW's String Divers carries the intriguing subtitle "Effect Requires Cause," and the cover sets a perfectly eerie, minimalist tone — a lone figure in a spacesuit tumbles through a pale void, tethered to a strange mechanical device emblazoned with the equation φ = hfΩ. The stripped-back composition, rendered in earthy inks on an almost parchment-like background, gives the scene a quietly unsettling sense of freefall and scientific mystery. If you're drawn to science-fiction that leans into big physics concepts with an indie sensibility, this 2015 IDW release looks like a compelling ride.