Berserk #41

Kentaro Miura's dark fantasy saga reaches volume 41 in this French-language edition from Glénat, and the cover captures the series' signature tension beautifully. A scarred, armored Guts dominates the foreground, his bandaged fist raised and expression steeled with grim resolve, while behind him two figures — a short-haired young man and a dark-haired woman cradling her face — stand amid drifting petals against a moody violet backdrop. The contrast between that fragile, almost tender background scene and Guts' battle-ready stance makes this one of the more quietly striking covers the series has offered.