Dream Merchant #4

The penultimate stretch of this six-issue Image series brings a striking cover: a young woman clutching a handgun crouches in the branches of a bare tree, her expression tense and alert as ominous storm clouds billow overhead and police vehicles close in below. The composition — from Edmondson, Novosadov, Hope-Smith, and Simeone — does a wonderful job of conveying both vulnerability and fierce determination. If you've been following this dream-fueled thriller from the start, issue four promises the tension is very much alive.