The Boys: Highland Laddie #5

The penultimate issue of this Boys spinoff series closes in tight on a shaven-headed, bearded man whose expression is taut with barely restrained tension — a blade glinting ominously at the bottom of the frame drives home that the stakes here are very real. Darick Robertson's cover art for issue #5 of Highland Laddie delivers that signature raw intensity the series is known for, all rendered with sharp linework and a stark, dramatic black background. With Garth Ennis at the helm and the story titled "Wisdom of the Ages," this 2010 Dynamite entry promises the kind of gritty, character-driven storytelling that fans of The Boys universe will find hard to put down.