The Patriots #5

The Patriots face what looks like an all-out suburban nightmare in issue #5 from WildStorm — the cover by Michael Ryan and Randy Elliott puts two armored heroes in red-and-grey suits front and center, weapons ready, as a burning car and a crowd of shuffling, bloodied undead close in around them on a devastated Main Street USA. An American flag looms large in the background, giving the chaos a pointed thematic weight that fits right in with this team's whole identity. With Brandon Choi and Jonathan Peterson steering the story and "Rocky Road" as the title, this fifth chapter promises the kind of high-stakes action the series has been building toward.