The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #4

There's a sly, self-aware wit at work here as a shadowy, dark-coated figure holds up a glowing notepad that cheekily reads "This is the cover to the fourth issue" — a joke that somehow makes the whole thing more intriguing, not less. Gabriel Bá's moody, atmospheric linework bathes the scene in deep purples and blacks, making even a meta gag feel genuinely mysterious. Gerard Way and Bá's collaboration continues to prove that The Umbrella Academy plays by its own delightfully strange rules.