Trigger #7

John Watkiss renders this seventh issue of Vertigo's Trigger in a stunning, noir-drenched blue palette — a looming silhouetted figure armed with a gun dominates the upper half of the composition, casting an ominous shadow over a pinned photograph of a woman, while a second figure crouches low in the foreground surrounded by the cool darkness of what appears to be a dimly lit room. The tension between the two figures, one predatory above and one seemingly vulnerable below, gives the cover a cinematic quality that feels right at home in Vertigo's mature-readers lineup. Writer Jason Hall and artist Watkiss close in on "A Day in the Life" with this moody, atmospheric entry that promises the kind of grounded, shadowy drama the series built its reputation on.