Avengers / Invaders #8

Four issues from the finish line of this Marvel/Dynamite twelve-part limited series, issue #8 plunges headlong into the chaos its title promises. Alex Ross's painted cover is a breathtaking swirl of fire and blinding white energy, with armored and caped figures caught in the explosive collision — bodies flung outward as the conflagration consumes the entire image. Written by Ross and Jim Krueger, with interior art by Steve Sadowski and Patrick Berkenkotter, this is the kind of mid-series escalation that reminds you why "Avengers/Invaders" earned its ambitions.