Evolution #5

Image's Evolution reaches its fifth issue with a cover that doesn't pull a single punch — a figure is suspended mid-air, grotesquely entwined with writhing, organic tendrils that burst from their body in a cascade of visceral crimson against a pale, blood-streaked room. The body horror on display perfectly captures the series' unsettling premise that humanity's next evolutionary leap may be anything but a gift. With Asmus, Boyd, Infurnari, Keatinge, Sebela, and Williamson driving this 2018 Image title, this is the kind of issue that reminds you why horror comics can get under your skin in ways no other medium quite manages.