Spawn #276

Jason Shawn Alexander's painted cover for Spawn #276 pulls no punches — Spawn himself is depicted in raw, anguished torment, his scarred form arching backward beneath a swirling crimson cape while chains and dark tendrils close in around him. The painterly, visceral imagery sets a fittingly grim tone, as the banner across the top announces the start of an all-new "Dark Horror" story arc. If 2017 Spawn was already pushing into unsettling territory, this issue signals a deliberate, committed plunge into something darker still.