Swamp Thing #17

Vaughan, Camuncoli, and Stewart bring the "Red Harvest" arc to a close in this September 2001 Vertigo entry, with a cover by Greg Staples that pulls together a striking ensemble. Center stage is a fierce woman in a daisy-print shirt, her hair fanning out dramatically against a blazing golden background, flanked by the textured, moss-covered visage of Swamp Thing, a short-haired woman, a man with a rifle, a figure wielding a knife, and a stern face set against an American flag. It's a tense, vivid tableau that captures the series' blend of earthy horror and human drama right at the moment of conclusion.