John Constantine, Hellblazer #16

Two serene women rest at the center of this deeply atmospheric cover by Nimit Malavia, framed by a looming demonic idol and a shadowy, skull-crowned figure lurking in the darkness behind them — an image that feels as much like a fever dream as a warning. Subtitled The Wild Card, this 2017 Vertigo collection brings together Mike Carey's writing alongside art from Steve Dillon and Lee Bermejo, promising the kind of morally tangled, occult-soaked storytelling that suits John Constantine perfectly. If you've been following Carey's run on Hellblazer, this volume's brooding, richly layered cover suggests the stakes are about to get considerably higher.