A Shadowline Saga: "Critical Mass" #6

The penultimate chapter of Marvel's Shadowline Saga arrives with book six of seven in *Critical Mass*, featuring a striking close-up portrait of an armored, helmeted figure rendered in brooding ochres and blacks — cover pencils by Jorge Zaffino and inks by Denys Cowan lending the image a raw, almost woodcut-like intensity. "The Gathering of Storm Clouds" promises exactly the kind of mounting tension you'd expect from a saga building toward its finale, with a creative team that includes Chichester, Clark, Morrow, Lawlis, and Sherman. At $4.95, this 1990 prestige-format installment is a compelling piece of Marvel's ambitious creator-driven imprint.