Melisande #16

A young, green-clad witch with a warm smile, Melisande stands front and center clutching her broomstick while a trio of more classically gnarled witches swoops through a moonlit sky behind her — the contrast between her cheerful demeanor and their cackling flight says everything about what makes this series so charming. Clarke and Gilson deliver another beautifully composed cover for this sixteenth volume, subtitled Magisch Ballet, with the silhouetted castle and glowing full moon lending the scene a storybook atmosphere that's impossible to resist.