American Vampire: Second Cycle #5

Scott Snyder, Matías Bergara, and Dave McCaig's Vertigo series continues with this November 2014 installment of American Vampire: Second Cycle. Rafael Albuquerque's cover art sets a deeply unsettling tone — a pale, contorted figure clings high above while a mass of clawed, grasping hands surge upward from a blood-red hellish glow below. It's a striking image of something caught between worlds, perfectly capturing the dread and dark atmosphere that makes this series so compelling.