Alley Cat #2

This photo cover for Alley Cat #2 sets an immediately striking tone, with Alley Baggett — credited on the cover itself — facing down a vividly painted, leopard-spotted creature against a gritty brick-wall backdrop bathed in moody neon light. The tension between the black-clad heroine and the looming, horned figure crackles with an almost otherworldly atmosphere that Image Comics leaned into throughout their late-1990s lineup. If the first issue caught your eye, this second chapter makes a compelling case to stick around.