Cast No Shadow #[nn]

Cast No Shadow from First Second brings together writer Nick Tapalansky and artist Anissa Espinosa for what the cover immediately signals is something quietly enchanting. The cover — illustrated and inked by Espinosa — depicts two young figures framing a moody, star-scattered nightscape: a rooftop cityscape above and an ornate dresser with a shadowy silhouette portrait below, while a mysterious dark creature with glowing golden eyes perches at the upper right. That restrained palette of cool blues, stark black-and-white, and touches of gold gives the whole image an atmospheric, slightly eerie warmth that draws you right in.