The Expatriate #1

A sharp-dressed man in a dark suit grips a pistol against a blazing orange sky, a palm tree silhouetted behind him while a bloodied hand reaches ominously into the foreground — it's a cover that immediately signals cool, sun-scorched espionage tension. Image Comics launched this series in 2005 with art from Jason Latour, and the cover alone makes a compelling case for the kind of stylish, noir-tinged thriller that rewards picking it up.