Suicide Risk #18

Mike Carey's Suicide Risk continues to be one of BOOM! Studios' most compelling superhero deconstructions, and issue #18 offers a striking cover to match. A woman in dark green wrappings lunges forward with quiet intensity, white stars sparkling around her outstretched hand and trailing robes while a luminous green glow illuminates her from below — it's an image that crackles with barely contained power. At $3.99, this 2014 series remains a rewarding read for anyone drawn to morally complex takes on what it means to have — or become — something more than human.