Madman Atomic Comics #9

Michael Allred's Madman Atomic Comics #9 puts the blue-skinned hero front and center in a genuinely unsettling scene — kneeling beside a fallen blonde woman in a pink costume while a mass of writhing tentacles, each tipped with a wide, toothy mouth, swirls menacingly from a glowing portal behind them. The dripping, almost melting logo lettering sets the surreal tone perfectly, and the story title "Become Like They Are!" hints at something strange and transformative lurking within. Laura Allred's cool blue-and-gold palette gives the whole image a dreamy eeriness that makes this 2008 Image series feel unlike anything else on the shelf.