Saga #34

Fiona Staples's cover for this 2016 chapter of Brian K. Vaughan and Staples's celebrated sci-fi series is a genuinely lovely surprise: a small white seal wearing a yellow rain hat perches atop a massive, serene walrus, fishing rod in hand and a net basket nearby, the whole scene reflected in perfectly still water beneath a soft pastel sky. It's a quietly charming image that captures Saga's gift for blending the unexpected and the tender — grand creatures and small ones sharing a moment of calm at the edge of the universe. Chapter Thirty-Four continues one of comics' most inventive ongoing adventures for $2.99.