The Darkness #27

Jackie Estacado strides forward dual-wielding pistols, eyes blazing with supernatural light, while the massive winged form of the Darkness entity coils behind him alongside a cluster of snarling darklings — all wreathed in a fierce ring of orange flame that makes the contrast between shadow and fire genuinely striking. Lansang and Llamas deliver a cover that captures the series' signature tension between the man and the ancient power he carries. Scott Lobdell's run on this Top Cow title was pushing the mythology in compelling directions by 1999, and this October issue looks like a fine entry point into that era.