Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not? #3

The cover of this third chapter in Dynamite's 2008 crossover miniseries says it all: Ash — chainsaw hand revving and shotgun at the ready — locks blades with Xena in full warrior armor, sparks flying between his chainsaw and her sword as the two face off against a fiery orange backdrop. It's a genuinely satisfying hero-versus-hero image, rendered with real energy by Udon Studios, capturing the delightful absurdity of pairing Evil Dead's wisecracking survivor with antiquity's most formidable warrior princess. With John Layman scripting and Miguel Montenegro on interior art, this penultimate-to-last issue promises the kind of pulpy, self-aware fun that only a crossover this unapologetically odd can deliver.