Blade of the Immortal #119

Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal delivers a striking, intimate cover for issue #119 — a close profile of a young woman, face and neck spattered with blood, mouth open as if mid-cry, her expression caught somewhere between fear and defiance. The tagline "Blood on the Streets in the City of Edo" sets a vivid stage for part two of the "Sparrow Net" arc, promising the kind of visceral, atmospheric tension the series does so well. It's a quietly harrowing image that draws you in before you've even cracked the spine.