Ascension #20

A new creative team — Marcia, Ching, Alquiza, and Nelson — takes the helm of Top Cow's Ascension with this striking issue, heralding "a new destiny" right on the cover. The imagery makes an immediate impression: a towering, ashen-skinned figure with dark wings looms over a field of skulls, cradling a human skull in one clawed hand while flames roil behind him. It's a brooding, atmospheric composition that sets a suitably ominous tone for whatever direction this creative team is taking the series.