Death: The High Cost of Living #3

The concluding chapter of Neil Gaiman's three-issue miniseries arrives with a hauntingly atmospheric cover by Dave McKean — two shadowy figures emerge from a dark, textured void, their forms blurred and ethereal against a deep slate background, with Death's ankh symbol rendered as a vertical line of cool blue-green light. It's a fittingly contemplative send-off for a series that brought one of the Sandman universe's most beloved characters into her own spotlight, rendered here with McKean's signature photographic abstraction. Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham's interiors complete what has been a genuinely moving exploration of mortality — mature readers have been well rewarded by this Vertigo gem from 1993.