Dark Horse Presents #102

Bernie Wrightson's cover for this 1995 Dark Horse Presents issue is a masterclass in dread — a towering, snarling Xenomorph looms from the shadows, its clawed hands gripping a terrified child whose wide-eyed scream says everything about what's at stake. The stark contrast between the alien's sleek, nightmarish form and the vulnerability of the small human figure gives the image a visceral tension that's hard to look away from. Inside, the acclaimed team of Harvey Pekar and Joe Sacco — who handles writing, inking, and lettering duties himself — continues "Incubation" in what promises to be a compelling creative pairing of underground comics sensibility with science-fiction horror.