Duke #5

Duke is battered, bloodied, and absolutely refusing to quit — Tom Reilly's cover for issue #5 puts the soldier front and center, snarling with raw defiance as a massive mechanical clamp closes around him, a combat knife still gripped in his fist. The bold red background and Jordie Bellaire's sharp color work amplify every bruise and scrape, turning the image into a testament to sheer stubbornness under pressure. Joshua Williamson's Image series continues to make a strong case that Duke is one of the toughest characters in comics right now.