Astonishing X-Men #6

Charles Soule and Mike Del Mundo close out "Life of X" with a cover that radiates quiet menace — a composed, bald figure sits in an armchair with fingers steepled, presiding over a pile of battered, unconscious mutants that includes recognizable figures in armor and a pink-haired woman slumped to the side. Del Mundo's moody, shadow-drenched palette of purples and sickly greens makes the scene feel like the aftermath of something significant, with every defeated form adding to the weight of that single, calculating gaze above them. It's a striking capstone image for this arc's sixth chapter.