Blade of the Immortal #82

Hiroaki Samura's "Mourning Shadows" arrives in this 2003 Dark Horse Manga installment, and the cover — rendered entirely by Samura in pencils and inks — sets a brooding, atmospheric tone. Bathed in deep crimson washes, the image brings a massive, distinctively shaped blade surging toward the viewer, gripped by a lone figure whose robes billow dramatically behind them. It's a striking, intimate composition that captures the brutal elegance at the heart of Blade of the Immortal.