Fables #13

Fables #13 brings a quietly unsettling mood to this July 2003 Vertigo issue, with a James Jean cover that blends photorealistic and illustrated styles in deeply unnerving fashion — a close-up of a figure's neck bearing small wound marks, a hand pressing against it, while scattered Polaroid photographs and a stylized scene of a prone figure below add layers of tension and mystery. The title "Dirty Business" fits the cover's atmosphere perfectly, suggesting something intimate and dangerous lurking just beneath the surface. With Bill Willingham writing and Lan Medina on interior art, this is the kind of issue that rewards mature readers who appreciate storytelling with real atmosphere and edge.