Resident Alien #2

Steve Parkhouse's cover for this 2014 Dark Horse volume pulls you right in with its striking green-tinted portrait of a blue-skinned alien in crosshair sights, flanked by a sharply dressed man in dark glasses and, below, a striking dark-haired woman adorned in elaborate feathered and beaded clothing. A watchful crow and ghostly background figures round out an atmosphere that's quietly unsettling and deeply intriguing. Peter Hogan and Parkhouse's Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde promises the same blend of small-town mystery and otherworldly unease that makes this series such a distinctive gem.