Fatale #8

Sean Phillips's cover for Fatale #8 sets an unsettling, theatrical mood: a gaunt, long-haired man in a suit sits posed in a wooden chair before a blazing wall of candles, his fingers laced with quiet menace, while a snarling Doberman with glowing red eyes crouches at his side. It's a striking image that perfectly captures the dark, occult-tinged atmosphere Ed Brubaker and Phillips bring to this series. Published by Image in 2012 as part of "Book Two: The Devil's Business," this interlude issue promises a compelling detour in one of the most atmospheric crime-horror series of its era.