Asgardians of the Galaxy #6

A powerfully composed cover by Jamal Campbell sets the stakes high for this 2019 Marvel series, depicting a fierce, red-faced warrior woman — golden-haired and armed — holding aloft a set of scales from which two tiny figures hang in the balance, while a smirking, green-eyed figure in a horned helmet looms in the foreground. The imagery of judgment and captivity gives the issue an ominous, mythic weight that feels right at home in a title blending Asgardian grandeur with cosmic adventure. With Cullen Bunn writing and Matteo Buffagni on art, Asgardians of the Galaxy #6 also teases the incoming War of the Realms — making this a fine moment to be reading along.