Assassin's Apprentice II #5

The fifth and final chapter of this Dark Horse adaptation brings Robin Hobb's beloved world to a striking close, with a cover painting that places a young man in a red tunic at the center of a tense, watchful gathering — flanked by shadowed figures and facing the imposing silhouette of an unseen authority looming at the edge of the frame. The atmospheric painterly artwork, with its moody, torchlit palette, perfectly captures the weight of a young person standing his ground amid forces far larger than himself. Jody Houser, Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou bring Hobb's rich world of court intrigue and hard-won loyalty to life in what promises to be a deeply satisfying conclusion to this 2024 series.