The Dying and the Dead #5

Five weathered men stand shoulder to shoulder against a warm, circular gradient backdrop — white doves wheeling overhead while ghostly reflections of guns and warplanes ripple beneath their feet — and the tension between those images of peace and violence says everything about The Dying and the Dead. Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim bring their unhurried, deeply atmospheric series to its fifth issue with a cover that feels both elegiac and foreboding. If you've been following this slow-burn Image title, 2017's chapter five is exactly the kind of arresting visual reward that keeps you invested.