Aliens: Rogue #3

Issue three of this 1993 Dark Horse four-part series delivers a cover that's hard to look away from: a snarling, drool-slicked Alien looms over a terrified, restrained man — jaws open wide, inner mouth poised to strike. Will Simpson's painted cover work captures both raw dread and visceral detail, making the power dynamic between hunter and helpless prey feel uncomfortably immediate. With Ian Edginton and Simpson driving the series, Aliens: Rogue is shaping up to be one of the more intense corners of Dark Horse's Aliens universe.