Fullmetal Alchemist #27

Edward Elric dominates this 2011 volume's cover — battered, bloodied, and gripping what appears to be a cracked helmet or mask with fierce golden eyes that signal everything is on the line. Hiromu Arakawa's cover art captures Ed at his most raw and determined, stripped of his usual confident smirk and replaced with something harder-edged and deeply compelling. With a chapter titled "The Last Battle" anchoring the volume, this installment of Fullmetal Alchemist radiates the weight of a story hurtling toward its conclusion.