Annihilation: Nova #2

Part of the four-issue Annihilation: Nova limited series from 2006, this issue finds Nova — armored in his striking blue, gold, and silver Nova Corps helmet — bearing down with intense force on a green-skinned, red-banded opponent amid a shower of debris and rubble, a katana visible in the chaos between them. Gabriele Dell'Otto's painted cover crackles with kinetic energy, capturing the brutal physicality of cosmic-scale conflict. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's script, brought to life by artist Kev Walker and inker Rick Magyar, promises the same high-stakes tension radiating from every shard of shattered rock on that stunning cover.