Aliens: Hive #3

Two Xenomorphs loom out of the darkness on this striking 1992 Dark Horse cover, their elongated jaws stretched wide and dripping with acid saliva against a swirling crimson vortex — an image that makes the series title Hive feel like a genuine threat rather than just a name. Kelley Jones brings a visceral, almost painterly intensity to the creatures, rendering every serrated tooth and gleaming exoskeleton with unsettling detail. The penultimate chapter of this four-part series promises the tension has nowhere to go but deeper into the nightmare.