The Li'l Depressed Boy #5

From Image Comics in 2011, this fifth issue of The Li'l Depressed Boy captures the series' bittersweet charm in a single, quietly affecting image: a friend holds an umbrella over LDB as a personal rain cloud pours down on him, while the large, softly rendered silhouette of a pink-haired young woman dominates the background. It's a cover that says everything about the series' emotional tone — small moments of kindness set against longing and melancholy — without saying a word. S. Steven Struble and Sina Grace's series continues to find real heart in its deceptively simple storytelling.