Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex #4

Two armed women stand ready for confrontation on the cover of this fourth volume — one dark-haired and fierce, the other holding a massive multi-barreled weapon — while a hulking cybernetic figure looms ominously behind them. Subtitled "Episode 4: ¥€$," this 2013 Kodansha USA release adapts the Stand Alone Complex universe through Yu Kinutani's sharp, kinetic art. If the cover's charged energy is any indication, "Hideout Assault" promises the kind of tense, high-stakes action that makes this series so compelling.