Cable / Deadpool #16

Deadpool takes center stage on this 2005 Marvel cover, sword in hand and radiating swagger, flanked by two determined allies — a woman in blue-and-gold armor on his left and a blond young man in purple and green on his right, with an explosive burst of light and energy erupting behind them. Patrick Zircher's cover pencils and M3TH of Udon's inks give the trio a sharp, dynamic presence that feels both playful and ready for serious business. With Fabian Nicieza continuing "Enema of the State" into its second part, this issue promises the kind of off-kilter action that made Cable & Deadpool one of Marvel's most entertaining team-up series of the mid-2000s.