The Mice Templar #4

Two armored mice clash mid-air in this stunning cover by Michael Avon Oeming — one bearing a sword and green cape, the other wielding a spear and draped in a bold patterned banner, while a massive stone hand looms ominously in the background. The warm amber watercolor washes give the scene a mythic, almost ancient-manuscript quality that perfectly suits the world Bryan J. L. Glass and Oeming have built. Issue four of "The Prophecy" arc promises the same rich blend of warrior culture and small-scale epic fantasy that has made The Mice Templar one of Image's most distinctive series of 2008.