Spawn #282

Spawn #282 delivers the kind of unsettling atmosphere this series does so well, with Jason Shawn Alexander's cover depicting a figure seemingly consumed by an eerie green light — mouth open in a silent scream, arms pinned wide against a blood-red backdrop. The painterly, almost expressionistic style turns what might be a simple image into something genuinely haunting. Alexander's cover work here is a compelling reason alone to pick up this 2018 entry in Todd McFarlane's long-running dark universe.