Blade of the Immortal #28

Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal returns with "Raining Chaos," and this volume's cover makes a striking first impression — a worm's-eye composition pulls the viewer upward through a ring of imposing warriors, their faces looming from every edge, while a lone figure leaps dynamically in the air above them and a cloaked, sword-bearing figure stands resolute at the center below. The earthy, sketch-like linework Samura is known for gives the whole scene an almost painterly tension, with the encircling fighters creating an unmistakable sense of a lone standoff on the verge of eruption. If you've been following this Dark Horse series, 2014's "Raining Chaos" promises exactly the kind of layered, atmospheric confrontation that has made this manga a staple of serious comics shelves.