Hellblazer: City of Demons #3

This third chapter of the five-part City of Demons miniseries puts John Constantine front and center alongside a dark-haired woman clutching a rosary cross — a striking pairing that crackles with unease against the moody, shadow-drenched palette Sean Murphy brings to the cover. The composition is quietly tense, Constantine looming behind her with a lit cigarette, the religious imagery of the crucifix feeling less like comfort than a ward against something worse. Si Spencer and Murphy were crafting something sharp and atmospheric for Vertigo in 2011, and this issue sits right at the heart of the story.