Absolute Y: The Last Man #1

This oversized 2015 Absolute edition collects the opening chapter of Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzán Jr.'s post-apocalyptic survival series in a format befitting its ambition. Massimo Carnevale's painted cover sets an immediately haunting tone — a hooded, gas-masked figure stands against a fiery orange skyline, a small white capuchin monkey perched on their shoulder mid-snarl, the whole image radiating both dread and resilience. It's a striking introduction to a world remade, presented here with the scale and production quality that lets every brushstroke breathe.