Die #3

Stephanie Hans's dreamlike painted cover for Die #3 draws the eye immediately to a armored figure — eyes closed, serene yet charged — holding a glowing staff as brilliant bursts of light and what appears to be a violent magical explosion erupt around them, all framed by elegant overlapping geometric triangles. The visual language here is quietly stunning: cool mists and warm flame held in careful tension, the figure's stillness contrasting sharply with the chaos radiating outward. Kieron Gillen and Hans's 2019 Image series continues to use its fantasy-RPG premise as a lens for something far more unsettling, and this cover — titled "Dungeons" — promises that the descent only deepens.