Damsels #6

Three fierce women stand ready for battle on Joseph Michael Linsner's striking cover for this 2013 Dynamite Entertainment series — one brandishing an axe, another gripping a sword with a tattooed arm, and a third drawing a bow, all set against a backdrop of looming spectral wolf-like figures. Damsels #6 turns the old fairy-tale notion of helpless heroines completely on its head, presenting warrior women who look more than capable of handling whatever lurks in those ghostly shadows. With interior art by Aneke, colors by Ivan Nunes, and a script from the writing team of Leah Moore and John Reppion, this issue delivers the kind of adventurous fantasy that earns its $3.99 cover price.