Brilliant #2

Bendis and Bagley's creator-owned series for Marvel's Icon imprint continues with this striking second issue, featuring cover art by Mark Bagley and Michael Avon Oeming. The cover image is arresting: a young man levitates at the center of the composition, wreathed in crackling white lightning and an eerie glow emanating from his head, while two other figures look on from the foreground corners against a fiery red backdrop. It's a compelling visual premise — ordinary college-age characters and the raw, dangerous energy of unlocked human potential.