Elfen #17

The seventeenth chapter of this popular Belgian-Dutch fantasy series brings "Het zwarte bloed van de boselfen" — a title that already hints at something dark stirring among the forest elves. Gianluca Maconi's cover presents a hooded, armored figure standing ready with a drawn blade, framed between an ornate golden background and an ominous stone relief carved with a monstrous, skull-like face — a striking contrast of beauty and menace. It's a beautifully composed image that captures the brooding tension this series does so well, inviting readers straight into another chapter of elfin intrigue.