Death, Jr. #3

From Gary Whitta and Ted Naifeh comes the third installment of Image's darkly charming 2005 series, with a cover by Steve Purcell that captures the book's offbeat spirit perfectly. A skull-faced boy in a blue cloak clutches a scythe while a pale blue ghost girl hovers close behind him, both dwarfed by an ominous red-cloaked figure looming in the shadows above. It's a wonderfully spooky yet endearing image that blends childhood adventure with macabre fun in a way that's hard to resist.