Fullmetal Alchemist #14

A striking cover from Hiromu Arakawa brings together the Elric brothers — Edward perched atop the hulking armored form of Alphonse — alongside a young girl in a dark dress and a brooding collage of shadowy, skull-laden figures looming in the background. The contrast between the brothers' determined presence and that unsettling crowd of figures gives the composition a real sense of mounting danger. Volume 14 of this beloved series delivers exactly the kind of layered tension that keeps readers turning pages.