Challengers of the Unknown #8

This is it — the grand finale. Issue #8 brings Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's eight-part Challengers of the Unknown saga to a close, and Tim Sale's cover art makes the stakes unmistakably clear: a pale, menacing figure looms at the center amid swirling dark wings and serpentine creatures, while a Challenger armed with a weapon stands their ground above, and another figure tumbles amid a cascade of colorful, fragmented imagery below. The stark black-and-white draftsmanship Sale favors here gives the whole composition a feverish, urgent energy that perfectly suits a story titled "One Life to Give!" — suggesting sacrifice and confrontation in equal measure.