Something Epic #2

Szymon Kudranski's cover for this 2023 Image series pulls you right in — a wide-eyed young boy stands at the center of a crackling, lightning-laced portal framed like an ornate storybook, while a wonderfully eclectic cast surrounds him: a tiny winged bird-creature, shadowy monstrous figures, a red-masked hero, a purple cartoon character clutching a box, a fierce young woman in pink, and more. It's a vivid collision of the real and the animated that sets up a story where the boundaries between worlds feel thrillingly unstable.