Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9

Part of the "Hellmouth" crossover event uniting the Buffy and Angel titles, this ninth issue from BOOM! Studios brings the Slayer face-to-face with infernal stakes — literally. The cover, by Marc Aspinall, Cara McGee, and Miguel Mercado, presents Buffy standing resolute amid a sea of roiling orange flames, a stake raised close to her face, her long coat billowing as fire churns all around her. It's a striking, atmospheric image that captures the heat and danger this crossover has been building toward, with Jordie Bellaire, David López, and Raúl Angulo delivering the interior work.