The Books of Magic #10

Part two of "The Artificial Heart" arrives in this 1995 installment of DC's Vertigo series, with a cover painted by Charles Vess that immediately commands attention. A tall, gaunt figure in a long coat and hat looms over a crouching young man on what appears to be a fire escape or balcony, while a mass of grasping red hands reaches hungrily up from below — and a bespectacled boy looks on from the side panel. John Ney Rieber, Gary Amaro, and Peter Gross bring their distinctive talents to the interior, making this a richly atmospheric chapter in Tim Hunter's ongoing journey through the world of magic.