Animal Noir #2

The second chapter of IDW's Animal Noir arrives with a cover that pulls no punches — a snarling, wide-jawed anthropomorphic predator in a trenchcoat looms front and center, its psychedelic eyes reflecting tiny figures while bloodied claws clutch something dripping red, with a crowd of equally menacing creatures lurking in the shadows behind it. Izar Lunaček's cover art perfectly captures the series' darkly twisted blend of noir atmosphere and feral grotesquerie, delivering a visual that's equal parts unsettling and wildly inventive. If the premise — praised by Kevin Eastman himself right on the cover — already had you curious, this 2017 issue makes a compelling case to dive deeper into the world of Animal Noir.