The Killer: Affairs of the State II #3

The cover of this third issue, painted with Luc Jacamon's characteristically rich, amber-drenched palette, sets a quietly tense mood: a rifle-carrying man in a cap and backpack stands at the edge of a rocky outcrop surveying a vast, storm-lit landscape, while a younger figure — a child or small woman — stands just behind him, both with their backs to us. That shared silence between the two figures, set against churning golden clouds and distant canyon terrain, speaks volumes about the uneasy partnership at the heart of Matz's cerebral crime saga. If Affairs of the State II has been delivering morally complex espionage thriller territory, issue #3 looks poised to push that tension further into open, exposed country.