Jughead: The Hunger #9

Under a blood-red moon and smoke-choked sky, this issue's cover — penciled and inked by Adam Gorham — delivers a genuinely striking image: a snarling werewolf rears up alongside a massive, scarred figure who roars with fists raised, both silhouetted against the fiery, hellish backdrop. The tension between the two creatures crackles with barely contained ferocity, making it clear that Jughead: The Hunger #9 is firmly in monster-horror territory. Frank Tieri's writing and Joe Eisma's interior art promise more of the dark, pulpy storytelling that has set this Archie's Madhouse series apart.