The Books of Magic #60

Peter Gross brings his signature storytelling to this 1999 Vertigo chapter of The Books of Magic, subtitled "In Defense of His Country." MW Kaluta's cover art depicts Tim Hunter — glasses, dark hair, draped in a Union Jack — lying sprawled on a wooden floor, surrounded by industrial machinery, twinkling string lights, scattered yellow stars, and an open book, giving the scene an oddly dreamlike quality between vulnerability and defiance. It's a quietly striking image that captures the series' blend of British identity, wonder, and unease right at the threshold of its sixtieth issue.