Axis: Revolutions #2

The Axis: Revolutions tie-in series continues with issue #2, and this Kalman Andrasofszky cover wastes no time signaling that something has gone seriously sideways between allies. A snarling, acrobatic Nightcrawler lunges from the upper left while two blond, powerfully built combatants — one in crimson, one in orange — clash violently in the foreground, a bolt of crackling blue-white energy splitting the composition between them. Frank Tieri and Paul Davidson bring the story "Ain't the Man I Used to Be," and with a cast this volatile on the cover alone, the title feels like a loaded understatement.