Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #18

Part three of "Welcome to the Team" arrives with a cover by Phil Noto that crackles with magical tension — Buffy squares off against a dark-haired figure whose hands blaze with arcing energy, while a silver-haired young woman stands close behind her, the trio framed in an eerie green haze. The body language walks the line beautifully between confrontation and uneasy alliance, fitting perfectly for a story arc with that title. Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, and Dexter Vines continue their Season 9 run here, keeping the Buffyverse feeling urgent and alive in 2013.