Blade of the Immortal #98

Hiroaki Samura's painterly cover for issue #98 draws the eye immediately to a young woman in a dark red garment, glancing back over her shoulder with an expression caught somewhere between urgency and unease — a circular ring earring and the misty, shadowed forest around her adding to the quietly tense atmosphere. This is the third and final chapter of the "Twilight" arc, making it a natural milestone in Samura's long-running feudal Japan saga from Dark Horse Manga. The restrained, almost watercolor-soft cover art is a perfect reminder of why this series has always stood apart from the pack.