Five Weapons #5

Book Five of Jimmie Robinson's sharp, stylish series arrives with a cover that says everything you need to know about the stakes: a tall, enigmatic figure with a hypnotic spiral eye and a monocle looms large, while a red-clad student lies sprawled across their chest amid a crossed array of weapons — a sword, a gun, a staff, a rope, and an arrow. The title says it all: "The Final Exam" is here, and the school for assassins' children is clearly not grading on a curve. Robinson's clean, expressive linework gives this Shadowline/Image series a distinct personality that's equal parts thriller and dark academia.