Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #7

There's something unexpectedly cozy about this cover from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #7 — Buffy lounges on a sofa beside Spike, crossword puzzle in hand, while he holds a TV remote and a glass of red wine sits nearby, painting a surprisingly domestic picture for the world's foremost Slayer. Phil Noto's cover art renders the two with a warm, lived-in intimacy that feels miles away from apocalyptic battles. Andrew Chambliss and Georges Jeanty continue "On Your Own, Part Two," and if this quietly tender image is any indication, the emotional stakes here are running just as high as the supernatural ones.