ElfQuest: The Final Quest #17

Wendy and Richard Pini's long-running saga reaches its seventeenth chapter of its concluding arc, and this cover by Wendy Pini sets a wonderfully eerie tone — a white-haired elf raises a glowing object aloft in a shadowy forest, surrounded by a group of elves including a striking red-haired figure, a dark-skinned companion, a pale blue-accented elf, and a green-clad archer, while an enormous ancient tree-spirit looms in the moonlit background and a wolf's silhouette prowls the edge of the darkness. The lush, atmospheric linework captures the deep connection between the elves and the wild magic of their world that has made ElfQuest so enduring. Celebrating 30 years of the franchise, this 2016 Dark Horse installment feels like a story building toward something genuinely momentous.