Elfen #29

The twenty-ninth chapter of Daedalus's ongoing fantasy series brings us "Lea'saa, de rode elf," and Giovanni Lorusso's cover makes a striking first impression — a crimson-skinned elf warrior wielding a spear stands at the center, flanked by a massive green-skinned companion and a smaller armored figure crouching in the foreground, all set against a richly detailed village built on water. Lorusso's linework and Nanjan J.'s coloring give the trio a vivid, sculpted presence that feels both mythic and grounded. With Jean-Luc Istin and Dieter Van Tilburgh at the helm of the story, this 2023 entry looks like a compelling deep-dive into one of the Elfen world's most visually distinctive characters.