Jumpscare #2

Dark Horse's Jumpscare continues with a cover that's equal parts unsettling and gorgeous — a figure wearing a cracked, decorated skull mask grins with unnerving calm, hands clasped, while swirling flames, pale roses, and a small bird trapped in a birdcage fill the background with dread-soaked atmosphere. The lush, painterly artwork from Danny Luckert, with lettering by Jim Campbell, gives the horror a stylish, almost ritualistic quality that sets this series apart from standard genre fare. With Cullen Bunn steering the story, issue #2 promises to keep the tension wound tight.