Lucifer #57

Mike Kaluta's haunting cover art for this February 2005 Vertigo issue presents a striking image of a red-haired woman holding a white theatrical mask up to half her face — the mask weeping blood while tiny skeletal figures drift through her flowing hair and around her beaded necklace. The duality on display feels perfectly suited to the Lucifer series, where appearances and hidden truths are constant companions. "Crux, Part 2 of 2" promises a satisfying conclusion to this story arc, with Mike Carey, Peter Gross, and Ryan Kelly delivering the series' signature blend of myth and moral complexity.