Epic Illustrated #16

Marvel's prestige fantasy anthology Epic Illustrated arrives in February 1983 with a hauntingly beautiful cover by Barry Windsor-Smith — a winged, pale figure lies among lily pads and lush wetland reeds, their iridescent wings catching the light in a scene that feels suspended between a dream and something more unsettling. Inside, Rick Veitch delivers the seventh chapter of his "Awakening" saga, with every aspect of the story — writing, art, inks, and color — handled entirely by Veitch himself. Rounding out the issue are three new stories by Windsor-Smith: "The Beguiling," "A Path of Stars," and "The Horde," making this an unusually rich single volume for fans of fantasy and science fiction comics.