Ascend #[nn]

A haunting figure dominates this 2004 Image release — a pale, winged woman stands with unsettling calm, her torso marked by a spine-like ridge of organic detail, enormous dark wings spreading behind her against a smoldering red abyss. Christopher Shy's painted cover work is genuinely arresting, blending body horror with an almost ethereal stillness that sets a dark, atmospheric tone. With a story by Keith Arem and Scott Cuthbertson, Ascend announces itself as something brooding and distinctly its own.