5 Ronin #1

The opening chapter of Marvel's five-issue limited series 5 Ronin arrives with a quietly commanding cover by John Cassaday — a lone samurai rendered in warm sepia tones, gripping his katana with measured intensity against a backdrop of delicate cherry blossoms and geometric linework. The cover's tagline sets the mood perfectly: "Until now, the world has been uncomplicated. Pure. There has been war. Life or death. Honor or dishonor." With Peter Milligan writing and Tomm Coker on art and inks alongside colorist Daniel Freedman, this reimagining that places Marvel characters in feudal Japan promises a story as restrained and deliberate as the figure on its cover.