Dungeons & Dragons #2

Part Two of "Shadows of the Vampire" arrives with a cover by Max Dunbar that crackles with urgency — a muscular warrior raises a sword aloft while a dark-haired companion channels crackling blue magic beside him, both riding atop a horse-drawn cart as a horde of snarling undead closes in from every direction beneath a pale full moon. The encircling ghouls and the heroes' defiant stances set a tone that's equal parts desperate and thrilling, the kind of D&D adventure that makes Ravenloft feel genuinely dangerous. With Jim Zub writing and Nelson Dániel handling art, inks, and colors, this 2016 IDW series is delivering gothic horror with real adventuring heart.