Preacher #24

Glenn Fabry's cover for this April 1997 Vertigo issue is genuinely unsettling — a grotesquely grinning, scarred bald figure looms large, his blood-soaked hands clutching at his collar against a murky green background spattered with deep red. It's the concluding chapter of the six-part "Crusaders" arc from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and that leering face promises the story has built toward something truly dark. If you've been following this arc, issue #24 is the payoff you've been waiting for.