Something Epic #5

Szymon Kudranski's cover for Something Epic #5 frames an ornate, lightning-cracked portal dominated by the looming, red-eyed face of a threatening figure — a striking visual anchor surrounded by a vivid cast that includes a young child in a red cap, a woman, a muscular beast-like figure, a small horned creature, a ghostly white form, and a dark winged being at the bottom. The composition feels like a storybook gone wonderfully strange, with crackling purple electricity binding the whole scene together. Kudranski writes, draws, inks, and colors this Image series, making it one of 2023's more distinctive solo creative visions on shelves.