Bushido #5

The five-issue miniseries Bushido: The Way of the Warrior reaches its finale with this striking closer from Top Cow Productions and Heroes and Villains Entertainment. The cover — credited to Rob Levin and Jessada Sutthi — puts a battle-worn samurai at full gallop on horseback, sword raised, charging headlong through walls of fire toward a pair of pale, dark-clad figures that unmistakably suggest vampiric enemies, all set against a feudal Japanese castle shrouded in smoke and chaos. It's a vivid, painted image that captures the series' blend of samurai honor and supernatural menace right at what promises to be its most intense moment.