Aquaman #42

The cover of this September 2015 issue declares "Arthur Curry… World Slayer" in bold lettering, setting a darkly charged tone as a battle-worn Aquaman lunges forward gripping his golden trident, clad in his black scaled armor with fierce determination on his face. Looming ominously behind him is a massive armored figure in shadow, while a crowd of figures appears in the background — suggesting the King of Atlantis is caught between forces far larger than himself. Trevor McCarthy's cover art gives the whole image a fiery, rust-red atmosphere that makes this chapter of Cullen Bunn's run feel genuinely ominous.