Madame Frankenstein #2

The second chapter of Image's Madame Frankenstein arrives with a cover that's equal parts haunting and beautiful — a shaved-headed, stitched figure gazes serenely in profile, her visage framed by a circular vignette of gnarled trees, curling red vines, and a crimson-skied graveyard complete with stone crosses. Megan Levens and Jamie S. Rich bring a distinctly gothic elegance to this 2014 series, blending the melancholy imagery of mortality with something strangely graceful. If this cover is any indication, Madame Frankenstein is a series that wears its horror with quiet, compelling dignity.