Flinch #12

Vertigo's anthology of unease reaches its twelfth installment with a cover by Mitch O'Connell that earns the series title immediately: a wide-eyed young girl clutches a cracked porcelain doll whose hollow eye sockets swarm with cockroaches, while a pink heart on the doll's chest reads "I Love You This Much." A darkened house looms in the background, deepening the wrongness of what should be an innocent childhood moment. Inside, Bruce Jones and Frank Quitely bring their own brand of dread to "Watching You" — making this 2000 issue a fine entry point for anyone who appreciates horror that gets under the skin quietly.