Thief of Thieves #42

Two figures face off amid a tangle of "Zubov"-branded cylinders bathed in fiery orange light — a man in a dark turtleneck and a curly-haired woman in a beret, each pressing a gun against the other's head in a tense, perfectly matched standoff. The atmosphere crackles with that signature Thief of Thieves blend of stylish tension and high-stakes danger, rendered here in striking warm tones by cover artist Martinbrough. Issue #42 from Image Comics promises the kind of sophisticated, slow-burn drama that has made this series one of the more compelling crime titles on the shelf in 2018.