The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #5

Part of DC's Black Label Sandman Universe line, this 2022 issue of Nightmare Country arrives with a cover by Reiko Murakami that immediately commands attention. Dominating the image is a towering, blue-tinged spectral figure looming overhead with grasping hands, while in the foreground a bloodied figure in white stands holding a knife, and a smaller figure crouches nearby — together composing a scene drenched in dread and unease. James Tynion IV and artists Lisandro Estherren and Aaron Campbell, with colors by Patricio Delpeche and Jordie Bellaire, bring their considerable talents to this unsettling corner of the Dreaming.