Elfen #26

The twenty-sixth chapter of Elfen arrives with a cover that throws you straight into the arena — a blue-skinned elven warrior, shield and blade at the ready, stands his ground against a pair of hulking, battle-scarred orcs beneath the shadow of a towering fortress. Giovanni Lorusso's cover art renders every snarling detail with gritty intensity, from the scarred earth of what looks like a gladiatorial pit to the raw physicality of the combatants looming over fallen bodies. Writers Jean-Luc Istin, Nicolas Jarry, and Dieter Van Tilburgh bring their world to bear in this 2021 installment subtitled "Raïken-Kahlaal," promising brutal confrontation and high-fantasy stakes in equal measure.