Hellblazer #259

Simon Bisley's cover for issue #259 of Peter Milligan's Hellblazer run is a visceral piece of work — John Constantine screams in agony as a grotesque, fang-filled creature tears into him, its claws and needle-bristled body overwhelming the frame while lightning crackles behind them. In the background, a serene woman surrounded by roses rests in a coffin-like frame, her calm a stark counterpoint to Constantine's torment. "The Cottage" arc, rendered in Bisley's characteristically ferocious painted style, promises the kind of supernatural horror that has always made this Vertigo series essential reading for mature comics fans.