Pop

Curt Pires and Jason Copland's Pop (2014, Dark Horse) is a four-issue miniseries that explores the dark side of fame and the price of artistic success. The story follows a struggling musician who makes a Faustian pact with a mysterious figure, only to find that the cost of his newfound stardom may be his very soul. With Copland's gritty, expressionistic art and Pires's sharp, cynical script, the series stands as a taut, modern cautionary tale about the corrosive nature of pop culture.