Blood-C #1

This back cover sets the mood beautifully — two young men in traditional and casual attire stand confidently against a stark white background, while a dramatically rendered figure in flowing white robes edges in from the left, splashed with crimson against the bold, blood-red lettering of the title. Ranmaru Kotone's manga adaptation of the Blood-C anime brings together CLAMP's world-building and Production I.G's storytelling legacy in one stylish package. If schoolyard life colliding with katana-swinging, monster-slaying action sounds like your kind of series, this 2013 Dark Horse release is a compelling place to start.