The Manhattan Projects #7

The Manhattan Projects #7 brings the "Above and Beyond" chapter of Hickman, Pitarra, and Bellaire's darkly speculative series, asking what might happen when the brightest scientific minds of an era are gathered not for optimism, but for something far more foreboding. The cover — designed by Jonathan Hickman himself — foregoes traditional superhero imagery in favor of a sleek, abstract composition: concentric circles, dashed orbital paths, and two small colored orbs floating against a deep black field, suggesting satellites, atoms, or something stranger still. It's a bold, design-forward approach that perfectly captures this 2012 Image title's willingness to challenge what a comic book cover can be.