Deathco #5

Atsushi Kaneko's stark black-and-white artwork commands immediate attention on this fifth volume from Casterman, presenting a close-up of a figure with a skull-like, hollow-eyed face clutching a small doll aloft with one hand while gripping a blade with the other. The contrast between the delicate, almost childlike doll and the menacing figure holding it creates a deeply unsettling tension that defines Deathco's dark aesthetic. If you've been following this series through 2017, volume five promises to keep the atmosphere as razor-sharp as ever.