Minimum Wage #4

Bob Fingerman's slice-of-life series continues with this fourth issue from Image, and the cover sets a perfectly off-kilter tone: three punks — sporting mohawks and worn-in clothes — stand with their backs to us, bathed in a warm pink glow against a brick wall, while something smolders on the ground nearby. It's an oddly contemplative image, the trio seemingly sizing up whatever trouble (or just another Tuesday) lies ahead. Fingerman's loose, expressive linework gives the scene a lived-in energy that's been the hallmark of this series since its earliest pages.