Elephantmen #13

From the pages of Tales from Mystery City & the World of Hip Flask comes Elephantmen #13, and the cover alone makes a bold statement: a massive hippo-human hybrid roars open-jawed against a swirling backdrop of purple energy, his suit-clad body engulfed by writhing tentacles — all beneath the urgent headline "Invasion: Squid Force?!" The "Worlds Collide" banner hints at something larger unfolding in the Elephantmen universe, and the visceral, heavily detailed artwork crackles with strange, otherworldly menace. With Starkings, Moritat, Roshell, Comicraft, and Cook on the creative team, this 2008 Image release delivers exactly the kind of pulpy, imaginative energy that makes this series so compelling.