Swamp Thing #8

Richard Corben's cover for this December 2004 Vertigo issue is genuinely unsettling in the best way — a massive, roaring Swamp Thing face dominates the background while a brawling tangle of brutish, wild-eyed figures tears into each other in the foreground, all rendered in Corben's unmistakable thick-lined, flesh-heavy style. The chaos of grasping hands, bared teeth, and a raised club gives the scene a raw, primal energy that fits perfectly with a story titled "Missing Links Conclusion." Will Pfeifer and Corben deliver a cover that makes you feel the violence before you've even cracked the spine.