Vamps: Hollywood & Vein #2

A vampire's pale, sharp-featured face peers around the edge of a film clapperboard, her crimson-tipped fingers gripping it possessively while blood drips from her fangs — it's a wonderfully stylish image that sets the Hollywood-meets-horror tone perfectly. The clapperboard itself lists the creative team, a clever in-world touch from cover artist Phil Winslade that makes the whole thing feel like a dark screen test gone gloriously wrong. With writer Elaine Lee and artist William Simpson bringing "The Vampire Mourns the Passing of Love" to life, this 1996 Vertigo series continues to blend old-school vampiric menace with Tinseltown glamour in irresistible fashion.