The Walking Dead #112

Charlie Adlard's cover for issue #112 pulls no punches: a blood-soaked blade dominates the upper half of the image while a defiant young woman stands her ground beneath it, surrounded by a pressing horde of walkers. Alongside her, a boy in a sheriff's hat raises his gun against the encroaching dead, the two figures holding the line together against overwhelming odds. Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard continue delivering the post-apocalyptic tension that has made this series a cornerstone of 2013 comics publishing.