V for Vendetta #2

The second chapter of DC's prestige serialization of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's V for Vendetta arrives with one of the run's most disorienting covers: a steep bird's-eye view plunging down into a dimly lit room, where a prone figure lies on the floor surrounded by a record player and speakers, scattered furniture, a clock, and what appears to be a throwing implement mid-flight — all rendered in David Lloyd's moody pink-and-shadow palette. The vertiginous angle pulls you into the scene before you've had a chance to prepare yourself, perfectly suited to a story bearing the chapter title "Versions." Marked "Suggested for Mature Readers," this 1988 issue is exactly the kind of thoughtful, unsettling work that made this serialization stand out from its moment.