Swamp Thing #6

This 2000 Vertigo entry brings a hauntingly atmospheric cover by Rick Berry, rendered in brooding washes of black and grey that evoke something ancient and deeply unsettling. A dark, looming figure — elemental and imposing — dominates the composition, surrounded by ghostly, fragmented forms that seem to dissolve into shadow and vegetation. With Brian K. Vaughan writing and Roger Petersen on interior art, "Destiny Manifest - Killing Time Part Three" promises the kind of mature, moody storytelling that made Vertigo's corner of the DC universe so compelling in 2000.