Zona 84 #32

In "Un mensaje imperial," Paul Kirchner crafts a quietly unsettling moment in Zona 84 #32: an elderly woman with a cane crosses the street at a deliberate pace. When a bus strikes her, the impact doesn't shatter her—instead, the vehicle disintegrates around her, frozen in disbelief. The story, written and illustrated by Kirchner with a striking cover by Oscar Chichoni, lingers on the uncanny stillness of the moment, leaving the reader to wonder what this silent act might mean.