Rose #17

Meredith Finch and Ig Guara's fantasy series reaches issue #17 with a cover that perfectly captures the tension at its heart — a white-haired young woman cradling a glowing, luminous bloom in her hands, her golden eyes wide with apprehension, while a menacing armored figure looms behind her with piercing blue eyes and a sharp grin. The composition, rendered by Ig Guara with striking warmth and shadows, puts the push and pull between light magic and dark threat front and center. If you've been following this Image series, this 2019 installment looks like exactly the moment the stakes have never felt higher.