The Fuse #10

Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood's sci-fi crime series rolls into "Gridlock Part 4" with a cover that layers tension beautifully — two grim-faced men armed with a rifle move cautiously in the foreground, while a large, grinning figure in goggles and a beanie looms large in the background like a player who holds all the cards. Greenwood's linework gives the scene a grounded, noir-inflected weight, with Shari Chankhamma's muted palette keeping the atmosphere cool and uneasy. If you've been following The Fuse through its fourth chapter of "Gridlock," this 2015 Image issue looks like exactly the kind of escalating standoff the series does so well.