The Massive #14

A purple-haired woman in a life vest stands armed on the deck of a ship, caught dead-center in a sniper's crosshairs — it's a tense, beautifully composed cover by J. P. Leon that sets a quietly menacing tone for "Americana: Battlegroup," Part Two of Three. The muted harbor backdrop and the casual grip she keeps on her weapon suggest someone seasoned enough not to panic, even with a scope trained on her chest. Brian Wood, Garry Brown, and Jordie Bellaire's 2013 post-collapse series continues to deliver this kind of grounded, human-scale tension that keeps readers coming back.