The Darkness #13

The finale of "Dragons & Darkness" arrives with issue #13, and Dale Keown's cover makes an immediate impression — a massive, spider-like creature rendered in deep blues and blacks dominates the image, its glowing green eyes and jagged golden fangs radiating genuine menace against a starless void. It's a striking piece of creature design that sets a fittingly ominous tone for the conclusion of this four-part arc. With Ron Marz writing and Martin Montiel on interior art, this 2004 Top Cow/Image release delivers the kind of supernatural dread The Darkness does so well.