Ekhö de spiegelwereld #5

A white-haired young woman wrapped in a dark fur cloak holds her ground at the center of this striking cover for Ekhö de spiegelwereld #5, as a crowd of small, red-robed creature-like figures fills the grand torchlit hall behind her — all seemingly gathered around an enormous ornate golden vessel suspended overhead. Arleston and Barbucci's mirror-world series continues with "Het geheim van de Preshaunen," and Barbucci's linework gives this ceremonial scene a wonderfully rich, atmospheric tension. If you've been following Ekhö's fantastical adventures, this 2016 Dutch-language volume looks like a genuinely compelling next chapter.