Deadman #8

A dark, hooded silhouette dominates the foreground of John Watkiss's cover, a ghostly blue figure curled in a fetal position visible on its back — a quietly haunting detail that feels entirely at home in Vertigo's mature-readers line. In the background, a visibly pregnant young woman peers cautiously through a partially open door, her expression a mix of wariness and vulnerability. Bruce Jones and John Watkiss bring an unsettling, atmospheric tension to this 2007 series with "Mourning Sickness, Part 1" — a title that pairs beautifully with the image's quiet dread.