Mercy Thompson #5

Patricia Briggs' urban fantasy heroine faces a tense supernatural standoff in this fifth issue of Dynamite's Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly. The cover by Tom Garcia puts Mercy — dark-haired, armed with a small blade — face to face with a wild-eyed, hammer-wielding warrior reflected through a large window, stacks of books visible in the space between them, the whole scene crackling with barely contained menace. It's a vivid snapshot of the kind of dangerous, otherworldly encounters that make this series such a satisfying adaptation of Briggs' beloved novels.