An 8-bit-style illustration of a molotov cocktail. The Judgment of Paris Issue No. 56 Lizzie O’SheaMarch 1
A woman of color tries to grab a microphone as scissors cut all around her. Going Beyond the Veil Issue No. 56 Lina MounzerMarch 1
Protestors holding signs that read “BLACK LIVES MATTER,” “LOVE ALWAYS WINS,” and “WE COME IN LOVE & PEACE BUT NOT IN SILENCE” flock around a Confederate statue. An intensely saturated, Pop Art-style photograph of a flower is superimposed above the statue, as well as a photograph of a black power fist. Battle Hymns of the Old South Issue No. 56 Barry YeomanMarch 1
Three black gay men hold up a protest sign that reads “BLACK GAY” with a plus sign beneath it, indicating a positive HIV/AIDS status. Next to them is a banner that reads “Atlanta Black Gay Mecca.” When My Brothers Fell Issue No. 56 Dan RoylesMarch 1
A bird’s eye view of a superimposed hand wearing a plastic glove dabbing a Q-Tip into Apple’s flagship Cupertino campus, which has been turned into a giant petri dish. How to Become an Intellectual in Silicon Valley Issue No. 56 Aaron TimmsMarch 1
A determined face is formed with the silhouettes of desert plant life against the twilight of the sky. Sonar Wildly Issue No. 56 Cristina Rivera GarzaMarch 1
A tree’s roots grow over a graffitied boulder as a storm rages around it. It Had Been Beautiful Issue No. 56 Sami EmoryMarch 1
Medieval-esque sketches of good and evil are shown in opposition to one another. In the middle, an angel holds the throat of a devil as they wrestle with a sword held high up in the air. Wagnermania Issue No. 56 Nathan ShieldsMarch 1
The movements of a boxer are shown as shadows superimposed on one another. Puncher’s Chance Issue No. 56 Declan RyanMarch 1
A person is laying down on their back but only the shadow of their face is in the frame. Behind them is an orange halo lifting upwards. Back from the Afterlife Issue No. 55 Emily HarnettJanuary 4
A play on the Hamilton poster, a coal miner with a pickaxe breaks off one of the star’s arms. The background is a deep communist red. Talk Like a Red Issue No. 55 Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinJanuary 4
A colorful quilt that reads “Bury Me Fiercely.” You Are Witness to a Crime Issue No. 55 Debra LevineJanuary 4
