Boof #2

This 1994 Image series keeps its gonzo energy cranked high in issue #2, with John Cleary's cover showcasing a hulking, mohawked brute bursting through a wooden fence while a terrified smaller figure cowers behind him — all flanked by a pair of grinning, chain-wielding creature companions with wild eyes and clawed feet. Swirling energy effects and crackling impacts give the whole scene a gloriously over-the-top cartoon ferocity that perfectly suits a book subtitled "Fish Serial Killer." Written by Beau Smith with colors by Gary and Susan Leach, this one promises the kind of irreverent, muscle-and-mayhem fun that made Boof a cheerfully strange corner of the early Image universe.