Mutant Earth / Realm of the Claw #3

The painted cover by Simon Bisley sets a brooding, post-apocalyptic tone — a heavily muscled warrior named Trakk, face painted with tribal markings and "BIG GUN" tattooed on his arm, stands armed against a scorched orange sky with a darkened Earth looming behind him. Stan Winston's Mutant Earth continues its saga here in issue #3 of the 2002 Image series, with "To Hell And Back: Part III" promising more of the relentless action that defines this world. If you're following Trakk's brutal journey through a ravaged future, this issue delivers exactly the grim, visceral energy the cover commands.