DC vs. Vampires: World War V #12

The epic Elseworlds vampire war reaches its twelfth chapter, and Otto Schmidt's cover captures the tension perfectly — a white-haired figure cradles someone protectively while a snarling, vampiric attacker in a green-and-red costume lunges at them from behind, the whole scene erupting in fragments of color and kinetic energy. Matthew Rosenberg and Schmidt's dark alternate-DC saga has been relentless, and this image of desperate protection set against chaos suggests the stakes have never felt more personal. If you've been following humanity's last stand against the undead, this penultimate-feeling installment looks like exactly the right moment to hold your breath.