Heart #3

From writer Blair Butler and artist Kevin Mellon, the third chapter of this four-issue Image series arrives with a cover that pulls no punches — a battered, bloodied face fills the frame entirely, swollen and bruised, staring back with an intensity that speaks volumes about the punishment of the sport. It's an uncommonly intimate and raw image for a comics cover, favoring quiet devastation over flash. With one issue left, Heart is clearly pushing its story — and its protagonist — to the absolute limit.