Axcend #4

Issue four of Image's Axcend — subtitled "The World Revolves Around You" — arrives with a striking cover by Shane Davis showcasing a pink-skinned, red-dotted warrior woman front and center, staff crackling with neon-pink energy as chains swirl around her. Looming behind her are two imposing figures: a dark, brooding presence to the left and an armored, green-eyed bruiser to the right, suggesting a charged and volatile alliance — or confrontation. Davis's bold linework and vivid color blocking give this 2016 Image series a kinetic, larger-than-life energy that makes this issue hard to put down unopened.