The Maxx #9

The Maxx curls inward on this striking cover — massive, muscle-bound, and swathed in his torn purple costume — rendered in Sam Kieth's visceral painted style against a deep, blood-red background that gives the whole image a raw, primal weight. It's a hauntingly introspective pose for such a physically imposing figure, hinting at the emotional complexity that made this series one of 1994's most distinctive reads. "The Walking Mountains" promises another surreal journey from Sam Kieth and Bill Messner-Loebs into the layered world this title does so well.