Monstress #1

A striking young woman with intricate tattoos and long dark hair stands before an elaborate Art Nouveau throne, her back to us as she gazes upward toward an enigmatic, otherworldly figure looming above — Sana Takeda's cover art is breathtaking in its ornate, golden detail. Marjorie Liu's Monstress arrives in German from Cross Cult, and this 2016 edition makes an immediate visual case for why this series captured so much attention. If you're drawn to lush, atmospheric fantasy with a haunting aesthetic, this is a cover — and a series — that rewards a closer look.