The Lone Ranger #17

The cover by John Cassaday says everything without a word: a lone masked rider astride a white horse pauses on a hilltop, silhouetted against a cool grey sky with a snow-dusted frontier town visible in the valley below — a quietly commanding image rendered in a stark, near-monochromatic palette. That single, still figure carries the full weight of the title story, "Resolve," and it's a fitting mood-setter for Brett Matthews and Sergio Cariello's ongoing reinvention of this American legend. Dynamite's 2009 run continues to prove that the Lone Ranger's world rewards thoughtful, atmospheric storytelling.