Head Lopper #1

This opening issue of Image's quarterly adventure series arrives with one of the most striking cover images of 2015: a scarred, white-haired warrior strides forward clutching a massive round shield and a drawn sword, while dangling casually from his grip is a severed blue-skinned head with wild dreadlocks and golden eyes that looks more annoyed than defeated. Andrew MacLean's bold linework and Mike Spicer's vivid yellow backdrop give the whole thing a confident, almost mythic energy that signals exactly the kind of sword-and-sorcery storytelling "Part One: Blood and Water" promises to deliver. At $5.99 for a quarterly oversized format, this first chapter sets an unmistakably adventurous tone right from the cover.