That Texas Blood #20

A young child sits at a table with crayons, innocently sketching what looms above — a nightmarish collage of sticky notes assembling into a wide-brimmed figure with a monstrous, skeletal grin. Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips deliver a Christmas Special with this 2022 issue #20 of That Texas Blood, and the cover contrast between childhood wonder and creeping dread is genuinely unsettling in the best way. Phillips's artwork, rendered in warm reds and muted tones, makes the holiday framing feel anything but cozy.