Hellblazer #219

A hulking, hooded beast clutches a small human figure in its enormous clawed hands, its fanged maw thrown wide in a silent roar — a cover image by Greg Lauren that radiates dread with remarkable painterly restraint. This is chapter four of Denise Mina's seven-part "Empathy Is the Enemy," brought to life inside by Leonardo Manco's atmospheric linework. Vertigo's Hellblazer was rarely a comfortable read, and this June 2006 issue makes that abundantly clear before you've even opened the cover.