The Maxx #34

This late-series issue of Sam Kieth's singular Image title presents a quietly unsettling cover: a rounded, oddly childlike face lies pressed against a surface, clutching what appears to be a small object, while a speech bubble cuts through the dark background with the loaded words "Megan, we've got to talk." The muted, moody palette and Kieth's unmistakable painted linework give the image an intimacy that feels more melancholy than menacing. For fans who've followed The Maxx through its stranger corners, issue #34 promises the series hasn't lost its knack for making the mundane feel deeply, compellingly strange.