Black Orchid #21

Part five of six in "A Twisted Season," this 1995 Vertigo series reaches a compelling midpoint with a haunting Dave McKean cover that dominates the senses. A luminous, partially translucent figure — her chest cavity glowing with swirling violet and pink light, threaded with bare branching forms — stares out from shifting layers of color and texture, equal parts ethereal and unsettling. Inside, Dick Foreman's script is brought to life by Rebecca Guay's linework, inked by Stan Woch, making this a strong chapter in one of Vertigo's more quietly captivating series of the mid-nineties.