U-47 #10

Set against a smoldering amber sky, the cover of U-47 #10 places a steely-eyed naval officer — rifle in hand, uniform sharp under his captain's cap — atop what is unmistakably a submarine conning tower, its hull and torpedo tubes stretching dramatically beneath him. The subtitle "Hitlers piraten" sets a charged wartime tone that the image delivers with gritty confidence. Gerardo Balsa's cover work is taut and cinematic, making this 2019 installment of the long-running WWII submarine series one that commands attention on any shelf.