The Dream-Knight #[nn]

The inaugural issue of The Dream-Knight from Gold Standard Comics arrives in 1997 with a cover that wastes no time establishing high stakes — a massive, glowing-eyed demon looms over the scene while a blue-armored hero squares off in a fighting stance alongside a fierce blonde warrior woman crackling with green energy, all as shadowy creatures close in from below. The story is titled "Tower of Glory," and every inch of Erik Schultz's cover art — painted, inked, and colored entirely by him — pulses with vivid menace and kinetic energy. For fans of independent superhero comics with a bold, painted aesthetic, this one is a striking introduction to a new corner of the 1997 comics landscape.