Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19

Issue #19 of Dark Horse's Buffy the Vampire Slayer brings part nine of the "Bad Blood" arc, written by Andi Watson with art by Cliff Richards, Joe Pimentel, and Guy Major. The cover by Jeff Matsuda and Jon Sibal puts Buffy front and center, stake raised and expression fierce as she grapples with a snarling, clawed vampire — confetti and torn paper flying in all directions while a crowd of startled bystanders looks on in the background. It's a dynamic, kinetic image that captures exactly the kind of chaotic public slaying that makes Buffy's double life so compelling.