Death of X #1

The opening salvo of this 2016 Marvel four-issue miniseries arrives with unmistakable urgency — a red-and-black costumed figure hurtles toward the viewer, visor blazing, surrounded by a massive X-shape that frames a gallery of mutant faces rendered in stark crimson: a wild-haired woman in a mask, a figure in a dark helmet, a white-haired woman, and several others staring out with grim resolve. Aaron Kuder's cover composition, colored by Morry Hollowell, sets a tense, world-spanning tone with a global map stretched across the background, suggesting stakes that reach far beyond any single confrontation. Written by Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule, Death of X #1 promises exactly the kind of mutant drama that earns its bold title.