Paradise X: Devils #1

This Paradise X special from 2002 pulls you in immediately with a cover designed to unsettle: a lone silhouetted figure emits a beam of light while surrounded — practically consumed — by a ring of bold, orange demonic faces closing in from every angle. Alex Ross's cover art turns the stark black background into a void that makes those fiery devil-masks feel genuinely oppressive. With writing by Ross and Jim Krueger and interior art from Steve Sadowski and Andrew Pepoy, this one-shot looks every bit as atmospheric as the broader Paradise X saga it expands upon.