Axis: Carnage #1

Axis: Carnage #1 kicks off this tie-in to Marvel's 2014 AXIS event with a cover that immediately commands attention — Alexander Lozano renders the crimson symbiote in a striking painterly style, Carnage's fanged visage snarling upward as tendrils of red and black symbiote mass spiral dramatically against a stark white background. The contrast is visceral and genuinely unsettling, perfectly suited to a Parental Advisory title. With Rick Spears writing and Germán Peralta on interior art, this series promises a dark, mature take on one of Marvel's most unhinged characters.