Angel & Faith #23

Part three of "What You Want, Not What You Need" arrives in this 2013 Dark Horse installment of the Buffyverse's ongoing Season 9 saga, written by Christos Gage with interior art by Rebekah Isaacs. Steve Morris's cover pulls no punches: a snarling vampire has Faith in a chokehold from behind, her expression tense but defiant, while she thrusts a glowing fist forward in resistance — and below them, a writhing mass of monstrous, lion-like creatures surges beneath a colorful mystical ribbon of energy. The tension between predator and fighter is palpable, making this one of the more gripping covers in the series' run.