Friday the 13th #2

WildStorm's Friday the 13th #2 (March 2007) wastes no time establishing the dread its horror license demands — Ryan Sook's cover art places Jason Voorhees' scarred hockey mask front and center, his massive hand clutching a terrified young woman whose wide-eyed expression says everything about what she's facing. The stark red-washed palette gives the image a raw, unsettling energy that feels entirely appropriate for a series suggested for mature readers. With Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti writing and Adam Archer on interior art, this second issue promises to keep Camp Crystal Lake's most notorious resident in full, menacing form.