Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins #2

The painted cover by Marc Aspinall sets an immediately compelling tone — a disheveled, balding man crouches on the floor amid a sea of scattered documents, redacted files, and notes, clutching a telephone receiver and a bowl while a lone photograph is pinned to the wall above him, painting the picture of someone deep in a desperate, obsessive investigation. It's a wonderfully grounded, atmospheric image that feels right at home in the world of Hawkins. This second chapter of the four-part 2023 miniseries brings together writer Jody Houser, artist Sunando C, colorist Dan Jackson, and letterer Nate Piekos for what promises to be another street-level look at the strange and unsettling corners of the Stranger Things universe.