Kaptara #3

Chip Zdarsky and Kagan McLeod's wildly imaginative sci-fantasy series continues with this third issue, whose cover delivers a striking alien tableau: a pale, otherworldly humanoid figure bends dramatically in the foreground while a dark, tentacled creature with glowing green eyes looms behind it, and a fantastical spired castle rises against a vivid magenta sky in the distance. The tagline "Wizards Just Got a Whole Lot Sexier" sets the tone perfectly for Kaptara's blend of pulpy adventure and irreverent wit. McLeod's lush linework and bold, saturated colors make this 2015 Image series one of the more visually distinctive books on the shelf.