The Unwritten #49

Issue #49 of Vertigo's The Unwritten brings the "Orpheus in the Underworld" arc to its conclusion, with Mike Carey and Peter Gross at the helm. Yuko Shimizu's cover draws the eye immediately: a determined man clutches a woman in white close to him, both figures standing at the edge of a hypnotic, spiraling vortex lined with ghostly, half-visible faces that seem to press in from all around. The sense of urgency — a protective grip, a swirling abyss, a crowd of watching presences — makes this a genuinely arresting piece of cover art for mature readers.