30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow #[nn]

Steve Niles and Bill Sienkiewicz bring the 30 Days of Night universe beyond Barrow in this 2008 IDW one-shot, and Sienkiewicz's cover sets an immediately unsettling tone — luminous green and teal aurora borealis fills the sky while, lurking at the bottom of the image, a row of sharp, jagged teeth emerges from the darkness below. That tension between the natural beauty of the northern lights and something monstrous hiding beneath it captures exactly the dread this series does so well. If you appreciate horror comics with genuine atmosphere and painterly craft, this one earns a place on your shelf.