Rai #2

Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain's Rai continues with this 2015 Valiant collection subtitled "Battle for New Japan," and the cover by Clayton Crain immediately sets the tone — a towering, armored figure bearing a bold red-and-white Japanese flag motif dominates the composition, flanked by a young woman with blades and a silver-haired armored companion against a sprawling futuristic cityscape. The trio radiates a sense of purpose and tension, hinting at the high-stakes conflict ahead in a world suspended above the Earth. With Crain's atmospheric rendering pulling every detail into vivid focus, this is a compelling package for anyone drawn to science-fiction superheroics with a distinctly Japanese aesthetic sensibility.