Crescent Moon, Dance With The Monster #4

The elegant teal cover of this fourth volume in Kazuhiro Fujita's The Black Museum series immediately draws the eye to a striking central image: a dark-haired woman gazes outward while a pale, sinuous creature with a distinctly unsettling humanoid face wraps its long, tentacle-like limbs around her amid a bloom of roses and florals. Ki-oon's seinen imprint continues to present Fujita's work with a beautifully ornate, almost art-nouveau frame of gold detailing that gives the whole package a refined, collectible feel. A wonderfully atmospheric entry in a series that balances gothic dread with delicate elegance.