Astonishing X-Men #60

Part Two of the "X-Termination" crossover arrives in this 2013 Marvel chapter, with cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Cam Smith showcasing a striking tableau of tension. Center stage, a wild-eyed Nightcrawler crackles with menace, his X-Men uniform on display as billowing purple energy swirls dramatically around him — disembodied hands drifting through the haze — while a wary Beast stands his ground at the right and Gambit and Kitty Pryde look on anxiously from the left. With Marjorie Liu, David Lapham, and Greg Pak sharing writing duties alongside artists Matteo Buffagni and Renato Arlem, this issue brings serious creative firepower to what the cover promises is a genuinely unsettling chapter for the X-Men.