Unknown Soldier #4

Rain streaks down like blood through dense jungle foliage on Igor Kordej's striking cover for Unknown Soldier #4, where two figures — one bearing a haunting, bandaged face — peer out from the undergrowth with an intensity that feels both desperate and dangerous. Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli's Vertigo series continues its "Haunted House" arc with this 2009 issue, and the cover alone captures the tension and raw atmosphere that earned the book a rave from The Onion — quoted right on the cover. If you're looking for a mature, grounded war story set against lush, unforgiving terrain, this issue's imagery makes a compelling case.