Dark X-Men #5

Part of Marvel's "Fall of X" era, this fifth issue of Dark X-Men brings the series to a tense crescendo, with Stephen Segovia's cover depicting two red-haired women locked in a fierce, close-quarters struggle — one wearing a horned golden crown and black costume, the other clad entirely in black, gripping her opponent with unsettling intensity. The raw, face-to-face confrontation crackles with urgency, making it clear that "The Mercy Seat" is not a title chosen lightly. Steve Foxe and Jonas Scharf continue to push this morally complicated corner of the X-Men world in directions that feel genuinely unpredictable.