Aliens: Stronghold #4

The concluding chapter of Aliens: Stronghold arrives with a cover that makes an immediate impression — a massive armored figure dominates the scene, wielding what appears to be a heavy weapon while surrounded by swarming Xenomorphs and fallen bodies in a chaotic, visceral melee. Doug Mahnke's cover art (inked by Mahnke himself) captures the sheer overwhelming scale of the conflict, with the Aliens pressing in from every angle against this hulking mechanical presence. John Arcudi and Mahnke, with inks by Jimmy Palmiotti on interiors, bring this four-issue Dark Horse series to its finish in fine, ferocious form.