The Stand: Hardcases #3

A dark-haired young woman stands in the foreground, her expression guarded and intense, while a looming shadowy figure hovers ominously in the background — a striking image that captures the tension running through Stephen King's post-apocalyptic saga. A Boulder city limit sign anchors the scene geographically, hinting at the crossroads facing survivors in this world. Issue three of five in Marvel's 2010 limited series, scripted by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with art by Mike Perkins and colors by Laura Martin, and featuring cover art by Tomm Coker that is quietly unsettling in all the right ways.