The Maxx #33

The Maxx #33 brings Sam Kieth's surreal series to an arrestingly minimalist place with its October 1997 cover — a glowing, orange-saturated placard emblazoned with the story title "The Love for Three Oranges" dominates nearly the entire image, while three shadowy, round-eyed figures peer up at it from below in near-silhouette. The cover, penciled and inked by Kieth himself, is less a traditional superhero splash and more a piece of psychedelic graphic design, signaling the kind of dream-logic storytelling the series does so well. If you've been following The Maxx's journey through strange inner worlds, this issue's bold, off-kilter visual promise is hard to resist.