Hard Time #8

From the DC Focus imprint comes Hard Time #8 (November 2004), part of the line that Entertainment Weekly dubbed "Oz meets My So-Called Life." Brian Hurtt's cover draws the eye immediately — a massive, outstretched hand reaches across a stark, shadow-crossed void toward a small, glowing doorway far below, the tension between those two scales feeling both surreal and quietly unsettling. Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, and Brian Hurtt continue their work on "Presence," and this stark, striking image makes a compelling case for checking in on what's unfolding inside.