Monstress #22

Sana Takeda's cover for Monstress #22 is a breathtaking vision of a young woman — likely Maika — tumbling through a swirling void, her body engulfed by an enormous, many-eyed creature whose tendrils of dark organic matter spiral outward across the entire image. Glowing amber eyes pierce the intricate, almost ceremonial patterning that fills the background, creating a sense of overwhelming, ancient power threatening to consume her. Marjorie Liu and Takeda's five-Eisner-Award-winning series continues to deliver this kind of stunning, unsettling beauty with every issue.