Magiërs #5

The fifth chapter of Daedalus's fantasy series Magiërs puts the spotlight squarely on Shannon, and Kyko Duarte's cover makes an immediate impression — a flame-haired young woman in a traveler's cloak stands resolute on a rooftop while a town burns in the background, two small dark creatures crouching watchfully at her feet. Jean-Luc Istin's script is brought to life by Duarte and Ornella Savarese, with coloring by J. Nanjan that gives the firelit skyline a vivid, unsettling warmth. If you've been following this Belgian fantasy series, this 2022 installment looks to deliver exactly the kind of atmospheric tension the title has been building toward.