Spike #3

Part three of "A Dark Place" arrives with a striking cover by Jenny Frison that pulls no punches — a battered, shirtless Spike slumps against a rocky surface, bloodied and bruised, his expression hovering somewhere between defiance and exhaustion. It's a raw, intimate portrait that captures the vampire at a genuine low point, rendered with painterly detail that makes every wound feel earned. Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, and Andy Owens continue this five-part Season 9 story spinning out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with Joss Whedon on board as executive producer.