Aliens: Defiance #2

Dark Horse's Aliens: Defiance #2 plunges headlong into the terror with cover art by Massimo Carnevale that captures a lone soldier — rifle raised and blazing — braced against what appears to be an inferno swarming with Xenomorph silhouettes pressing against shattered glass. The fiery oranges and reds give the scene an almost hellish intensity, conveying both desperation and fierce resolve in a single arresting image. Brian Wood scripts "Episode Two: Kinetic," with art by Tristan Jones and colors by Dan Jackson — a creative team clearly committed to keeping the tension wound tight.