Daken: Dark Wolverine #3

Daken: Dark Wolverine #3 ties up the first act of "Empire" with a cover that pulls no punches — a red-haired woman is pinned by enormous adamantium claws, her expression caught between defiance and anguish, while shadowy figures lurk at the edges of the composition. The banner "Wolverine Goes to Hell!" sets a fittingly ominous tone for this arc written by Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu, with Giuseppe Camuncoli's cover pencils delivering a raw, visceral image that sets high stakes for everything inside.