ElfQuest #6

Marvel's Epic Comics line brings us ElfQuest #6 from January 1986, featuring a cover by Wendy Pini that puts a lone, wild-haired warrior front and center — knife flashing — as a massive purple creature looms over him, its enormous claws and gaping, fang-filled maw filling nearly the entire frame. The sheer scale of the beast against the determined fighter gives the image an urgent, primal energy that fits perfectly with the issue's story title, "Wolfsong." Written, drawn, inked, and lettered by Wendy Pini with colors by Glynis Oliver, this is a creative team firing on all cylinders in one of fantasy comics' most beloved series.