Drifting Dragons #16

Taku Kuwabara's sky-hunting series reaches its sixteenth volume with a cover that perfectly captures the series' breezy, wandering spirit — a red-haired young woman in a blue cloak turns back to glance at the viewer as she sits beside a helmeted companion on what appears to be a ship's railing, while sinuous dragon silhouettes drift through the violet and rose-tinted clouds above. A pair of aviator goggles rests on the deck below them, a small but evocative detail that speaks to the crew's life in the open air. If Kuwabara's blend of airship adventure and culinary wonder has kept you aboard this far, volume 16 looks every bit as atmospheric and unhurried as the skies it sails through.