B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess #5

The concluding chapter of "The Black Goddess" arrives with a cover by Kevin Nowlan that's hard to look away from — a BPRD agent in a distinctive white-faced mask is hurled violently through a blazing explosion of red and yellow, limbs splayed and mechanical hands outstretched against the fiery chaos. It's a visceral, kinetic image that signals the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense is pushing through something truly dangerous in this 2009 Dark Horse finale. Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Guy Davis bring this arc to a close, and Nowlan's cover makes a compelling case that the stakes have never felt higher.