Godchild #5

Kaori Yuki's gothic manga series continues with this fifth volume, where the cover sets an immediate tone of elegant menace — a dark-haired figure is clutched protectively (or perhaps threateningly) by a silver-haired companion in a blue coat, while a skeletal, staff-wielding specter looms over them both against a black-and-red backdrop of scattered rose petals. Published under Viz's Shojo Beat imprint in 2007, this volume captures the series' signature blend of Victorian atmosphere and shadowy intrigue in a single striking image.