Echo #4

Desperate Times" indeed — the cover of Echo #4 (Image, 2000) wastes no time setting a tense, urgent mood. A red-haired young woman cradles a distressed, armored figure on the ground, their body language radiating both panic and fierce protectiveness, while a discarded weapon lies nearby and a shadowy face looms in the upper corner. Long Vo's manga-influenced linework and coloring give the scene a kinetic, anime-inflected energy that made this series stand out on shelves in 2000.