Age of Apocalypse #8

Spinning out of Uncanny X-Force, this 2012 Marvel series continues to explore its darkly reimagined reality, and issue #8 arrives with a cover — by Kris Anka — that's equal parts haunting and intimate. A massive, clawed figure looms in shadowed silhouette over two people locked in a passionate kiss, the warm crimson tones of the embracing couple contrasting sharply against the brooding darkness surrounding them. With David Lapham writing and Renato Arlem on art, "The Kiss of Doom" promises the kind of tension where romance and danger feel like two sides of the same blade.