Blue Giant Supreme #11

Four musicians command the spotlight on this cover — a saxophonist at center-front, flanked by bandmates at bass, drums, and another horn — rendered in Shinichi Ishizuka's richly expressive linework against a deep blue Amsterdam jazz-club atmosphere. Blue Giant Supreme vol. 11 continues the Big Comics Special series' passionate chronicle of jazz as a living, breathing force, and this ensemble cover practically hums with the energy of a set about to begin. Fans of the series will find the same soulful intensity here that has made Ishizuka's work a standout in music manga.