Evil Ernie #4

Arthur Suydam's cover for this 2022 Dynamite/Chaos! release captures the deadpan absurdity of Evil Ernie perfectly — the rotting, wild-haired undead antihero is lugging a "RIP Kitty Kat" tombstone and a wooden cross while wearing smiley-face boxers, as an unfazed hound dog tugs at the cross from below. It's a darkly comic image that balances genuine grotesquerie with a wink of goofball humor, reminding readers why this franchise has always walked a gleeful line between horror and laughs. At $3.99, issue four of this Dynamite run is a fine pick for fans who like their monsters a little scruffy and a lot weird.