Deadman #6

A close-up of a man's face dominates this Vertigo cover, rendered in deep shadows and eerie green tones by John Watkiss — a door has been opened in the figure's forehead, framing a lone silhouetted figure standing within the light beyond. It's a genuinely unsettling image that captures the boundary between the living and something far stranger, a perfect visual metaphor for a story titled "Homecoming." Bruce Jones and Watkiss close out this 2007 Vertigo run on a haunting note that rewards readers who enjoy comics pushing at the edges of horror and the supernatural.