Outlanders #21

Johji Manabe's science-fantasy saga continues with this forty-page, ad-free installment from Dark Horse. The cover, penciled and inked by Manabe himself, centers on a wide-eyed young woman with small horns and flowing blonde hair, clad in a tiger-striped outfit, her expression one of startled urgency as she clutches something close to her chest — all set against a brooding backdrop of writhing organic machinery, glowing red orbs, and an eerie crescent moon glimpsed in the distance. It's a vivid snapshot of the series' signature blend of alien strangeness and manga-inflected energy that made Outlanders a distinctive presence in 1990 American comics.