Eerie #2

Dark Horse's Eerie #2 proudly bills itself as "the best in illustrated science-horror," and this cover makes a strong case — a grotesque, golden-hued humanoid figure writhes with its head thrown back, mouth agape, its torso a mass of fused bone and claw-like protrusions while serpentine tendrils coil in the shadows behind it. The image is genuinely unsettling in the best tradition of the genre, mixing body-horror and alien strangeness into something that's hard to look away from. Inside, you'll find work from the creative teams of Damon Gentry & Mike Allred, Brian Clevinger & Evan Shaner, and the legendary pairing of Archie Goodwin & Gene Colan — a remarkable lineup for any anthology of dark, imaginative fiction.