The Maxx #14

A lone silhouetted figure clings to a tall, glowing ladder that cuts through an otherwise pitch-black cover — Sam Kieth's stark, atmospheric pencils and inks making the image feel both vertiginous and quietly ominous. The cover's teasing handwritten question, "Guess who's… back?", sets a mood of anticipation that feels right at home in this Sam Kieth and Bill Messner-Loebs collaboration. February 1995's issue fourteen of The Maxx is a compelling snapshot of one of Image's most distinctively moody series.