Blood: A Tale #4

The concluding chapter of this 1987 Epic Comics series arrives with a cover by Kent Williams that is hard to shake — a darkly painted, almost sculptural face peers out from the shadows, its crown fractured into jagged shards of light, surrounded by a richly textured collage border of earthy patterns and handwritten fragments including the words "Doom doom." J. M. DeMatteis and Williams close out Blood: A Tale with the story titled "Uroborous," a title evoking the ancient symbol of the serpent consuming itself — a fitting note of cyclical finality. For fans of mature, painterly comics storytelling from the late '80s, this fourth issue is a compelling capstone to a genuinely unusual series.