10th Muse #4

Ken Lashley's cover for this 2001 Image series crackles with tension — a menacing, armored villainess stands triumphant between two serpent-entwined pillars as lightning splits a stormy purple sky behind her, while a circular portal beside her frames the face of a blonde heroine bearing a lightning-bolt marking. The ornate stone pedestal beneath it all, set with a glowing green eye, hints at dark, mythologically charged stakes. Marv Wolfman's mythic superhero saga is firing on all cylinders by issue four, and this brooding, electric cover makes a compelling case to dive right in.