The Foot Soldiers #2

When all the heroes are gone, who will fill their shoes?" — that tagline sets the mood perfectly for this second chapter of The Foot Soldiers from Image's 1997 lineup. The cover, penciled by Keith Giffen and inked by Larry Mahlstedt, splits its composition beautifully: a brooding, blue-toned figure looms in shadow above three street-level panels showcasing a red-haired fighter, a scrappy young man in a red scarf mid-action, and a third determined youth bracing for trouble. It's a striking visual promise of ordinary people stepping up in a world that's lost its champions, with Jim Krueger and Phil Hester delivering the interior story "Chains.