Swamp Thing #8

From the Vertigo mature-readers line, this December 2000 issue of Swamp Thing carries a genuinely unsettling cover by Simon Bisley — a blonde woman lies unconscious or entranced, her hair splaying across the foreground, while a menacing, sharp-toothed creature looms above alongside a screaming face and an ominous burning backdrop. The jarring collision of a painted, almost dreamlike figure with rawer, more expressionistic elements makes Bisley's cover a striking piece of work. Inside, Brian K. Vaughan continues "Concrete Jungle" with art by Roger Petersen and inks by Rick Magyar — a creative team that brought fresh energy to one of Vertigo's most enduring characters.