Aria #2

The cover of this 1999 Image series draws you in immediately — a determined red-haired woman clutches a single rose at center, her green-eyed gaze steady and self-possessed, while flanking figures in cool blue tones loom behind her and a hooded, glowing-eyed entity looms largest of all above. Jay Anacleto's cover pencils and inks give the whole composition a painterly, atmospheric quality that feels equally rooted in fantasy and quiet dread. "The Shores of Sorrow" promises something emotionally resonant alongside the supernatural tension, with writer Brian Holguin steering this second chapter of Aria.