Succubes #6

Two figures command the gateway of an ornate Chinese pagoda at dusk — a poised woman in a form-fitting qipao holding a blade steps forward in the foreground, while a second, sword-bearing figure stands watchfully in the archway behind her. This sixth volume in Soleil's Succubes series, subtitled Xue Dan, brings the creative team of Mosdi and Dominici to an atmospheric Eastern setting drenched in warm lantern light and quiet tension. Fans of the series will find plenty to savor in this 2015 entry's beautifully composed cover alone.