The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty #2

In The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty #2 (2004), Will and Cole’s uneasy alliance takes a deadly turn when Will rescues Cole from execution, only to find themselves hunted by Marshal Drake. As Drake eliminates the sheriff who held Red captive, the trio returns to confront Red—now trapped between loyalty and survival—when they discover the body of the dead sheriff and a chilling question: why was Red left alive? Written by Gabriel Benson and illustrated by Mike Hawthorne, with colors by Mike Atiyeh and letters by Omar Mediano, the issue’s tense standoff is rendered with striking detail, and the cover by Jeff Amano captures the moment’s raw intensity.