American McGee's Grimm #2

American McGee's twisted fairy-tale world leaps from screen to page in this second issue from IDW, bringing the video game's darkly imaginative sensibility straight into comics form. The cover sets the tone perfectly: a wide-eyed, dark-haired young woman comes face-to-face with Grimm himself — a scowling, gray-skinned goblin-like figure with glowing red eyes and a battered purple hat, his gnarled hands pressed dramatically to his cheeks in a grimace of mischief or mock-horror. It's a wonderfully unsettling tableau that captures exactly the blend of storybook charm and creeping dread that makes this 2009 series such an intriguing translation of American McGee's vision.