Velvet #7

Brubaker, Epting, and Breitweiser's spy thriller continues in this 2014 issue of Velvet, the second chapter of "The Secret Lives of Dead Men." Steve Epting's cover pulls you straight into the tension — a sharply dressed, gun-drawn man crouches low against a blood-red backdrop, the tagline promising that the woman on the run is squarely in his crosshairs. It's a beautifully moody piece of espionage atmosphere that captures exactly the kind of cold, stylish danger this series does so well.