Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time #12

Daisuke Hiyama's raucous fantasy comedy rolls on with volume 12, and the cover sets the tone perfectly: a grinning, sharp-toothed woman in dark armor dominates the frame, her wide violet eyes and heart-adorned hair radiating gleeful mischief as she cradles a tiny, mortified Peter — clad in a bunny costume — who mutters, "I…let them have their way with me again." It's the kind of visual that distills the entire series' blend of humiliation humor and over-the-top fantasy charm into a single image. If you've been following Peter's increasingly complicated predicaments, 2024's twelfth installment promises more of the comedic chaos that makes this series such a guilty pleasure.