Vermillion #6

From DC's Helix imprint comes Vermillion #6, the sixth chapter of "Starlight Drive," written by Lucius Shepard with interior art by Al Davison and inks by Kim DeMulder. Mike Kaluta's cover art presents a striking image: a determined young woman in purple garments seated within an elaborate mechanical throne bristling with strange appendages, while a vast, smoldering creature looms behind her against a fiery golden sky and a scorched cityscape below. It's a visually arresting composition that captures the series' blend of science fiction and otherworldly menace right at the midpoint of its opening arc.