Monstress #56

Sana Takeda's cover for Monstress #56 is a mesmerizing composition, arranging five figures — including a tattooed young woman at center, a white-haired woman in red, a dark-haired figure with an unsettling grin, a small child, and an older bearded man — in a ring around a massive, lidded crimson eye that gazes out from a sprawling mass of dark tendrils. The sense of unease is palpable: those coiling appendages seem to enfold the characters as much as threaten them, and the glowing eye at the heart of it all commands every ounce of attention. Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda continue to make Monstress one of Image's most visually distinctive series, and this 2025 installment looks like a compelling reason to stay deeply invested.