Johnny The Homicidal Maniac #5 by Jhonen Vásquez

The issue follows a self-destructive, homicidal artist as his grip on reality fractures; stark black-and-white panels mix gore, gallows humor and surreal hallucinations while he confronts both literal victims and his inner emptiness. Through biting satire, grotesque, hyper-stylized art and sharp monologues, the narrative escalates to a bleakly comic climax that forces the protagonist to reckon with loneliness, nihilism and the consequences of his violent obsession.