The Crush #2

In "Let Me Light Your Fire," The Crush finds himself caught in a deadly web after J. C. Pratt is assaulted by Lucian Long, Emma's husband, setting off a chain of escalating tension. As The Crush eavesdrops on the Congress of Crime and confronts the enigmatic Squeegee at the Steel Point Nuclear Power Plant, the stakes rise dangerously when Lucian Long triggers an explosion in the reactor room. Written by Mike Baron and illustrated by N. Stephen Harris, with inks by Reggie Jones and vibrant colors by a team including Christopher Sotomayor, Melvin Allen, Shahid Brown, Pamela May Palma, Michelle Wulfson, and Shannon Kelly, this issue blends suspense and high-stakes action. The cover, by Walter McDaniel and Charles Drost, captures the intensity of the moment.