Spawn #258

Spawn stands at the center of a storm in this 2015 Image Comics entry, his red cape billowing dramatically as a horde of monstrous, clawed creatures closes in from every direction — their grotesque limbs and gnashing jaws filling the frame with an almost overwhelming sense of threat. The cover, penciled by Erik Larsen and inked by Todd McFarlane, channels a raw, kinetic energy that hearkens back to the title's wild early years while feeling wholly alive in its own right. With chains swinging and spikes bristling, Spawn looks utterly undaunted — a defiant figure surrounded by chaos, and that tension alone is more than enough reason to pick this one up.