The Books of Magic #21

This 1996 DC/Vertigo entry in John Ney Rieber and Peter Gross's ongoing series carries a hauntingly dreamlike cover by Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh — a luminous, oversized face surrounded by swirling flames, while two small winged figures nestle close together just below the figure's lips, rendered in soft, painterly tones that feel both ethereal and unsettling. The juxtaposition of fire and delicate angelic forms perfectly captures the strange, mythic atmosphere that has made The Books of Magic such a compelling corner of the Vertigo line.