The Vampire Diaries #2

Inspired by the CW hit series, this 2014 DC Comics release places a young woman in a crimson gown at the center of something deeply unsettling — she holds a bloodied bouquet of red roses while two imposing, vampiric faces loom large in the shadowy background behind her, their violet-tinged eyes marking them as anything but human. Cat Staggs's painted cover strikes a moody balance between elegance and dread, making it clear that beauty and danger are thoroughly intertwined in this world. With B. Clay Moore writing and Tony Shasteen on art, "Home for the Holidays" promises that even festive occasions carry a sharp edge when vampires are involved.