Clive Barker's Nightbreed #9

Clive Barker's world of dark wonders continues in this 2015 entry from BOOM! Studios, where a pale, tattooed figure with blood-streaked face strides forward through swirling tendrils of shadow and light, accompanied by a small bulldog on a leash — an unsettling yet oddly tender pairing that captures the series' signature blend of the monstrous and the vulnerable. Looming behind them, a massive spectral face dissolves into the darkness, suggesting forces far larger than any single creature. With the creative team of Andreyko, Javier, Pramanik, and Tumburus, Nightbreed #9 delivers the kind of beautifully unsettling imagery that makes this series a treat for fans of horror comics done with genuine craft.