範馬刃牙 [Hanma Baki] #14

Volume 14 of Keisuke Itagaki's Hanma Baki puts its imposing, barrel-chested fighter front and center — a massively muscled, bald man with a dark beard standing with fists clenched, radiating barely contained power against a weathered, sepia-toned background. The subtitle "The Boy Fascinating the Fighting God" hints at the high-stakes clash of wills driving this stretch of the saga. It's a striking package from Akita Shoten's new-edition (shinsoban) run, and Itagaki's command of raw physical presence on the cover alone makes this volume hard to put down.