Lucifer #38

Part three of the "Naglfar" arc finds Lucifer #38 wrapped in Christopher Moeller's deeply atmospheric painted cover, where a dark-haired figure gazes upward with eyes half-closed while an elegantly gloved hand reaches down toward them from above — a composition charged with tension between submission and intervention. The muted greens and shadows give the image a haunting, almost mythological weight that suits Mike Carey's ambitious storytelling perfectly. With art by Peter Gross and Dean Ormston interior, this 2003 Vertigo entry is a compelling piece of one of the imprint's most ambitious ongoing series.