Spawn #33

Something monstrous is lurking in Spawn's world, and this July 1995 issue makes that unmistakably clear — the cover, penciled and inked by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane, fills the frame with a massive, snarling creature bursting forward from a grimy sewer tunnel, its jagged teeth, glowing eyes, and outstretched claws demanding your full attention. The raw, kinetic linework and Steve Oliff's sickly greens and deep reds give the beast a genuinely unsettling presence against the crumbling stone walls. Kicking off the "Shadows Part 1" storyline, this issue promises the kind of dark, visceral energy that made Spawn one of Image's defining titles of the decade.