Outlanders #4

Johji Manabe's Outlanders continues with Book IV, this fourth issue from Dark Horse delivering a full 40 ad-free pages of his manga-influenced sci-fi adventure. The cover finds a wild-haired, horned warrior woman in ornate purple-and-gold battle armor gripping a long sword alongside a wide-eyed young man in a black tank top, the two figures set against a brooding, tentacled dark backdrop that hints at formidable threats ahead. For 1989, this series offered American readers a genuinely compelling taste of Manabe's dynamic linework and larger-than-life characters.