Pure Fruit #15

Pure Fruit #15 from Jaja Verlag is a free anthology that wears its genre-blending ambitions right on its sleeve — or rather, its striking teal, red, and black cover. The artwork arranges a vivid collage of pulp and sci-fi imagery: a looming robot figure beside a hypnotic spiral, a mischievous orange cat clutching papers, a classic cruising automobile, a glamorous blonde woman in black, and a trench-coated figure armed with a pistol stepping out of shadowy brick-alley darkness. With no cover charge and this much visual energy packed into 2018's fifteenth edition, it's a genuinely appealing sampler of what Jaja Verlag's underground comics scene has to offer.