Spawn #312

Part two of the "Cult of Omega" arc finds Spawn looming ominously in the background — winged cape spread wide, chains coiling around him — while a burly, bearded figure dominates the foreground, green-lensed goggles on his brow and a serpent twisting through his grip, all bathed in hellish orange flame. The pairing of these two very different figures, one menacing and supernatural, the other grounded and dangerous, sets up a compelling dynamic that carries through this middle chapter of the three-part story. As the self-proclaimed world-record-breaking comic series, Spawn #312 delivers the kind of moody, atmospheric cover that has kept Todd McFarlane's creation at the forefront of independent comics since the beginning.