Orc Stain #7

James Stokoe's Orc Stain remains one of Image's most visually ferocious series, and issue #7 — "Through Mondo Pass" — delivers a cover that earns every bit of that reputation. A hulking, armored orc warrior dominates the image, clutching a grotesque severed monster head in one hand while perched atop a writhing mass of tentacles, eyeballs, and alien flesh rendered in Stokoe's unmistakable red-and-blue palette. Published during Image's 20th anniversary year, this is the kind of cover that stops you cold in a longbox.