Deadline USA #5

Dark Horse's Deadline USA #5 (1992) brings the eclectic British anthology stateside once again, and Mitch O'Connell's cover sets a feverish, carnivalesque tone — a glamorous blonde in a leopard-print top commands the foreground of a crowded bar scene while dinosaur skeletons, shadowy creatures, and a rocket-shaped object swirl chaotically through a fiery sky above. Contributors listed on this issue include Evan Dorkin, Hugo Tate, Philip Bond, and Gwar, hinting at the wonderfully unpredictable mix of alt-comics talent packed inside. Rounding things out is an alternative music feature on Seaweed, making this a genuine snapshot of where underground comics and indie culture intersected in 1992.