Doctor Strange #9

Part four of "The Last Days of Magic" arrives with a cover that speaks volumes through its stark, unsettling geometry — Doctor Strange, red Cloak of Levitation billowing, clings desperately to the crumbling edge of a massive, dark spiral void that dominates nearly the entire image. The vertiginous depth of that abyss, rendered with real menace by cover penciler Chris Bachalo and inker Tim Townsend, makes it instantly clear that the Sorcerer Supreme is in a precarious position with magic itself seemingly unraveling beneath him. With Jason Aaron writing and Bachalo on interiors, this 2016 arc has built steady momentum, and this chapter's cover promises the pressure on Strange is far from letting up.