Lillim #5

The penultimate chapter of Image's Lillim arrives with a cover that practically radiates raw, mythic power — a massively muscled, white-haired figure strides forward with heavy chains wrapped around his wrists, stone walls shattering behind him as if the world itself can't contain him. Ian Keiser's painted artwork gives the scene a gritty, sculptural weight that feels earned rather than showy. As the fifth issue of this five-part 2009 series, the cover promises a climax built on the kind of elemental, unstoppable force that makes fantasy comics so compelling.