Battle Angel Alita #4

Yukito Kishiro's cyberpunk saga continues with this fourth volume, and the cover says everything about why Alita endures: she stands poised and fierce, her mechanical arms gripping a weapon, black hair whipping in the wind as a billowing golden cape swirls dramatically behind her. It's a striking portrait of a warrior who carries both vulnerability and raw strength in equal measure — all rendered with the kinetic energy that defines Kishiro's art. If you haven't yet fallen for this Scrapyard survivor, Vol. 4 is a perfectly compelling reason to start.