Gospel #2

The cover of Gospel #2 sets an immediately striking tone: a looming, horned creature with glowing eyes spreads its massive cloak to reveal, within its shadow, two figures — one carrying the other — pressing forward through what feels like an illuminated world of scattered pages and flowering vines. Flanking this central vision are two additional figures in profile, a contemplative woman and a bearded man holding a staff, rendered in cool blues against a warm amber sky. Will Morris's five-issue Image series announces itself here as something visually ambitious and mythologically rich, the kind of work that rewards a slow, careful look.