Avengers of the Wastelands #4

A snarling, purple-robed figure — clearly a decrepit Green Goblin — looms large in the foreground, his long-fingered hands outstretched as if manipulating the heroes scattered above him like toys: Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Ant-Man, and at least one other Avenger tumble helplessly through the air. Juan José Ryp's cover, colored by Neeraj Menon, delivers a genuinely unsettling portrait of the post-apocalyptic Wastelands' new threat, with the Goblin's yellowed eyes and jagged grin radiating a menace that feels both grotesque and darkly compelling. Ed Brisson and Jonas Scharf's series continues to find fresh, gritty angles on Marvel's beloved characters, and this issue promises the team facing one of their most formidable challenges yet.