The Stand: Soul Survivors #3

The third chapter of Marvel's five-part adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic epic, "Soul Survivors" continues to burn with atmosphere — literally, as the cover by Lee Bermejo bathes three survivors in flickering firelight while ominous silhouetted figures on motorcycles loom against a darkened sky above. A woman with flowing auburn hair stands at the center, flanked by a bespectacled man clutching a pistol and a brooding, sharp-jawed face looming large in the foreground. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Mike Perkins, and Laura Martin bring King's post-plague world to vivid, unsettling life in what is shaping up to be a genuinely compelling comics adaptation.