The Blood Queen #3

Dynamite's dark fantasy series reaches its third chapter with a cover by Jay Anacleto that commands immediate attention — a blood-soaked young woman kneels with eyes closed, a blade pressed against her, while a menacing hooded figure looms large behind her with outstretched, grasping hands, and scattered skulls and bones litter the crimson ground below. The painterly detail and atmosphere Anacleto brings to the image perfectly capture the brutal, gothic tension at the heart of this 2014 series. With Troy Brownfield writing and Fritz Casas on interior art, The Blood Queen continues to deliver the kind of dark, sumptuous fantasy storytelling that earns its place on your pull list.