Masakazu Katsura's Shadow Lady #20

Issue #20 kicks off the "Sudden Death" arc with Masakazu Katsura's signature style on full display — the cover presents Shadow Lady herself in a striking black outfit, her wild silver hair fanning out dramatically as she glances back over her shoulder, a complex mechanical weapon with red accents gripped in her hand. Katsura's pencils and inks give her a confident, almost playful edge that makes it hard to look away. Dark Horse's manga imprint brought Katsura's work to Western audiences in 2000, and this opening chapter of a five-part story feels like exactly the right place to see what Shadow Lady is all about.