Orphan and the Five Beasts #2

James Stokoe's singular vision is on full display in this second issue of Orphan and the Five Beasts, where a lean, sword-wielding warrior squares off against a grotesquely massive, grinning brute whose enormous bulk towers over the rubble-strewn battlefield. Every inch of Stokoe's cover — from the churning dust and debris to the dense, lush treeline receding into the background — crackles with the kind of intricate, obsessive linework that only he could conjure, handling every aspect of the art solo. If the first issue left you wanting more of this martial fantasy world, this cover promises the stakes have gotten considerably bigger.