Vampirella Masters Series #2

Part of the prestige Masters Series label, this 2018 French-language edition from Graph Zeppelin pairs writer James Robinson with artist Joe Jusko for a showcase worthy of horror's most enduring heroine. Jusko's painted cover depicts Vampirella reclining with cool confidence against a swirling mass of vivid crimson — somewhere between molten rock and otherworldly flesh — set against a brooding, storm-dark sky, her signature red costume the perfect focal point in a composition dripping with atmosphere. It's the kind of cover painting that reminds you why Jusko's hyper-realistic, oil-painting approach feels so perfectly matched to a character who exists at the crossroads of beauty and menace.