Transmetropolitan #39

Spider Jerusalem fills the frame on this "Late Edition" cover, mouth thrown wide open in a raw, defiant shout, his mismatched red and teal lenses catching the light as a cigarette smolders between his fingers. Tim Bradstreet's close-up composition is visceral and immediate, pulling you right into the chaos of Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's futuristic journalism saga. Issue #39 wraps up the "Back to Basics" arc, and the cover's energy alone makes clear this isn't a series that ever lets you look away.