Dark Spaces: The Hollywood Special #5 (Raw VF/NM) - IDW Publishing Cover B Variant (Jeremy Lambert / Tommy Lee Edwards / Dani Cover 2023)

Expand your noir thriller, mystery, and indie comic inventory with Dark Spaces: The Hollywood Special #5 (Cover B), published by IDW Publishing! Created under the curated SCOTT SNYDER PRESENTS DARK SPACES banner, this compelling anthology entry is written by Jeremy Lambert (Doom Patrol, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), with interior artwork by Tommy Lee Edwards (1985, Superman: American Alien), colors by Jordie Bellaire, lettering by Becca Carey, and striking variant cover artwork by Dani (Arkham City, Coffin Bound) with colors by Jordie Bellaire.

The top trade dress prominently features the credit SCOTT SNYDER PRESENTS DARK SPACES across the header above the sleek, stylized series title logo THE HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL. Below the left side of the title is the issue designation NO. 5, cover price $3.99, and CVR B indicator. The top right displays the IDW ORIGINAL publisher mark, while the bottom edge lists the core creative team: LAMBERT · ROE · BELLAIRE · CAREY.

The haunting, expressive variant cover artwork—crafted and signed by Dani (2023) with Bonvillain—presents a stylized, crosshatched silhouette of a shirtless youth clutching their torso against a muted green backdrop, capturing the series' uncomfortable blend of Hollywood glamor, dark secrets, and psychological dread.

Set during the Golden Age of Hollywood in 1942, The Hollywood Special follows a studio fixer sent to a small Pennsylvania mining town where a movie star's publicity tour collides with a dark, rural mystery. In this gripping fifth issue, secrets unravel as the line between cinematic illusion and brutal reality completely shatters.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and crisp cover printing—making it an essential pickup for Scott Snyder anthology fans, indie noir collectors, Dani art enthusiasts, and IDW run builders.