Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17

A massive, shadowy creature with glowing red eyes and bared fangs looms over the sewer tunnels, dwarfing everything in its path — and one armored Turtle stands their ground, firing point-blank into it as a blinding muzzle flash erupts between them. A green reptilian figure lurks to the left, adding another layer of menace to an already tense standoff. This September Image Comics issue delivers a genuinely unsettling atmosphere, casting the Turtles' underground world in a darker, grittier light than fans of the lighter animated fare might expect.