Dark X-Men #2

The second chapter of Paul Cornell's five-part limited series arrives with a Simone Bianchi cover that commands immediate attention — a bare-chested figure writhes in agony as crackling lightning tears across his face, white doves scattering into a murky, industrial sky around him. The raw, painted intensity of Bianchi's work gives the image a visceral weight that feels as much like a fever dream as a superhero comic. With Leonard Kirk on interior art and Cornell steering the story into its "Journey to the Center of the Goblin" arc, this 2010 series continues to explore some of Marvel's darker corners in genuinely compelling fashion.