The Vampire Slayer #12

From the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this twelfth issue from BOOM! Studios brings together writer Sarah Gailey and artist Hannah Templer for what promises to be a tense chapter in their ongoing series. Sebastián Fiumara's cover painting is quietly gripping — a blonde woman in a red top clutches a knife and gazes upward with glowing eyes, while a red-haired figure lurks at her back, both poised and watchful in the surrounding darkness. The mood is atmospheric and unsettling, with colorist Valentina Pinto's deep shadows and sickly light giving the whole image a sense of barely-contained dread.