The Department of Truth #12

Two weathered, half-shadowed faces loom across a distressed American flag — a striking composition from Martin Simmonds that makes the red, white, and blue feel more menacing than reassuring. "Chapter Nine: Revelations" promises exactly the kind of unsettling confrontation with American mythology that James Tynion IV and Simmonds have been building toward in this series. With lettering by Aditya Bidikar completing the creative team, this is the kind of issue that rewards anyone willing to sit with the discomfort it so confidently puts on display.