The Sword #9

The Luna Brothers' The Sword continues with this striking ninth issue from Image, its purple-toned cover immediately commanding attention. A blood-spattered red-haired woman stands with arms outstretched in a posture that reads equal parts triumph and anguish, her torn clothing and the scattered crimson droplets around her telling a story of brutal struggle — while a pair of massive dark hands reach in from the edges of the frame and a dreadlocked figure lies at her feet. Jonathan Luna's cover art captures a raw, visceral intensity that makes this 2008 series one of the more compelling action-horror offerings on the shelf.