Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit #5

Howard Chaykin and David Tischman's Vertigo crime-horror series delivers a visceral statement with issue #5, featuring a cover by Chaykin that says everything with almost nothing: a blood-splattered lipstick kiss smeared dramatically across a stark black-and-white backdrop, dripping with menace. It's a startlingly elegant image that captures the series' blend of noir glamour and vampire brutality in a single unforgettable visual. With David Hahn on interior art and a story title riffing on a rock anthem, this 2006 issue promises the sharp, stylish edge that makes Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit one of Vertigo's more distinctive mature-readers offerings.