Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing #4

The penultimate chapter of Marvel MAX's mature-readers limited series arrives with a cover by Kaare Andrews that pulls no punches — a screaming man clutching a ball of open flame takes center stage while the massive, looming form of Man-Thing surges behind him, all swamp-green menace against a blood-red sky. Medallions along the left edge spotlight the supporting cast: Ellen Brandt, a pair of scarred Mutants, and the grim figure of Digger, hinting at the full ensemble bearing down on this story's finale. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "Dead Reckoning" promises the horror-soaked tension this series has delivered throughout 2008, with artists Nick Percival and Nic Klein bringing the interior dread to life.