The Sword #18

The Luna Brothers bring their sharp, kinetic energy to this 2009 Image series as the cover of issue #18 shows a young woman — sword gripped firmly in hand — tumbling through a blazing white void surrounded by scattered chunks of debris, her long hair fanning out beneath her. It's a striking, vertigo-inducing composition from Jonathan Luna that captures both vulnerability and fierce determination in a single image. With a story title hinting at unexpected loyalty between characters, this penultimate stretch of The Sword promises the kind of charged, personal drama the Luna Brothers do so well.