Blade of the Immortal #122

Hiroaki Samura's long-running feudal-Japan saga continues with issue #122, opening the five-part "Barefoot" arc. The cover presents two figures framed within a soft, orb-like composition — a close-up face bearing a striking facial tattoo dominates the foreground, while a young woman in traditional kimono gazes out quietly from the background, the muted palette lending the whole image an eerie, dreamlike stillness. The issue also features a color pinup by Dan Hipp, making it a particularly satisfying package for fans of the series.