Darkman #2

The second chapter of Marvel's three-issue adaptation of the 1990 film delivers one of the year's most viscerally striking covers: Darkman's scarred, disfigured face is dramatically split by a mirror or glass shard, half reflecting a more normal visage while the ravaged, burned flesh beneath is fully exposed — with the tagline "Beauty is only skin-deep… but revenge cuts to the bone!" perfectly capturing the character's tragic duality. The raw, unsettling artwork makes the theme of a shattered identity utterly impossible to ignore. If the film's portrait of vengeance and disfigurement drew you in, this middle chapter of the limited series looks every bit as intense on the page.