Little Monsters #5

Dustin Nguyen's cover for Little Monsters #5 is quietly stunning — a young vampire girl with long flowing black hair and blood trickling from her lips is silhouetted against a bold crimson circle, the stark black-and-white rendering making that splash of red feel both beautiful and unsettling. It's exactly the kind of hauntingly elegant image that Jeff Lemire and Nguyen do so well together, balancing childhood innocence against something far darker. If you've been following this series, issue five looks to keep that atmospheric tension running strong.