Babyteeth #2

Donny Cates and Garry Brown's apocalyptic AfterShock series continues with Babyteeth: Year Two — Cradle and Grave, and the cover makes a striking first impression. A grim, dark-haired figure grips an assault rifle at center, flanked by a haunting collage of faces — a pink-haired armored figure with arms outstretched, a weathered older man, a young woman, and another anguished face — all set against a blazing orange-and-red backdrop that crackles with dread. With praise from Horror DNA and Big Comic Page already on the cover, this 2022 collection from Cates, Brown, colorist Mark Englert, and letterer Taylor Esposito clearly delivers the kind of intense, end-of-days storytelling that keeps readers hooked.