Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #1

Hellboy astride a powerful horse cuts an imposing silhouette against a warm ochre sky on Mike Mignola's cover for this 2008 eight-part Dark Horse series — spear in hand, tail curling beneath his mount, with an ominous wax seal bearing a skull anchoring the bottom of the composition. The tagline "No rain but thunder, and the sound of giants…" sets a mood of myth and foreboding that feels right at home in Mignola's world. With Duncan Fegredo joining as artist, The Wild Hunt opens with real promise for fans of Hellboy's darker, folklore-drenched adventures.