The Circle #4

The penultimate chapter of "The Goliath Trap" arrives with a cover that perfectly captures the thriller atmosphere Brian Reed and Ian Hosfeld have been building throughout this Image series. Two armed figures tear through the air on a motorcycle and sidecar, their expressions tense with urgency, while the looming faces of a young woman and a hard-edged older man dominate the warm golden background — forces that clearly have a grip on the action below. Hosfeld's artwork carries a cinematic, almost vintage espionage-poster quality that makes this 2008 series feel genuinely distinctive on the shelf.