I, Vampire #18

The stark white cover of this May 2013 New 52 entry says everything with minimal means — a dark, caped figure cradles a limp body at the base of a dramatic crimson streak that bleeds down the entire length of the page, the image landing with quiet, devastating weight. Andrea Sorrentino's cover art strips the scene to its emotional core, letting that single column of red do the heavy storytelling. Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov with interior art by Fernando Blanco, "Dig for Fire" promises the kind of brooding, intimate horror that has defined this series.