Dark Reign: The Cabal #1

Five of Marvel's most dangerous power players loom out of the darkness on Daniel Acuña's striking cover — Doctor Doom dominates the foreground in his armored mask and green cloak, with Emma Frost, Namor, a shadowy figure, and a horned Loki arrayed behind him, projecting an unmistakable sense of cold ambition and uneasy alliance. This 2009 one-shot spotlights the Cabal, Norman Osborn's clandestine coalition of villains operating at the heart of the Dark Reign era, with Jonathan Hickman writing and Adi Granov handling the interior art, inks, and colors. If the tension radiating from this cover is any indication, "... And I'll Get the Land" promises a sharp, character-driven look at what happens when the most ruthless minds in the Marvel Universe sit down at the same table.