The Silencer #8

The cover says it all — Honor Guest is dressed for the beach, lounging in the sand with a wide-brimmed hat and a lei, yet she's raising a pistol with urgent focus while the dismembered parts of defeated robotic enemies scatter around her; in the background, a man and a young boy build sandcastles, blissfully unaware of the chaos she's just handled. Viktor Bogdanovic and Jonathan Glapion deliver a wonderfully tense contrast between suburban family vacation and lethal action, perfectly capturing the double life at the heart of this series. With Dan Abnett writing and Mike Spicer's warm, sun-drenched colors, this "New Age of Heroes" title continues to make a strong case for the Silencer as one of DC's most compelling protagonists of 2018.