January 2008
"Sand"
By Darwyn Cooke
To conclude his epic run on The Spirit, Darwyn Cooke did something nobody saw coming; he completely destroyed the character's humanity. His final encounter with the mysterious Octopus led him into a caper involving his true love, the beautiful Sand Saref, and as is the case in these tales of heroes and villains, she rips out his heart and destroys it.
All of that power and emotion, and even the sly smirk the Spirit gives at the end all lead to an amazing final page, which is clearly the best thing Darwyn Cooke has ever drawn, as Denny Colt walks away into the cold and rain, just as he began the series; truly alone. Nothing in a Spirit book before or since has made as much of an impact, and that just shows how masterful this moment really is.
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