Darkness Visible #5

The cover of Darkness Visible #5 puts two figures face-to-face in a raw, visceral standoff — a snarling demonic figure with clawed hands squares off inches away from a determined, broad-shouldered man in a torn shirt, their tension crackling across the ruined industrial backdrop. It's a striking composition from the creative team of Carey, David, Cahill, and Lafuente that captures the human-versus-supernatural dread at the heart of this IDW series. If this 2017 run has been on your radar, issue five's cover alone makes a compelling case to keep reading.