Elektra: The Hand #3

Bill Sienkiewicz's cover for this 2004 Marvel series captures a fierce, dark-haired woman in traditional Japanese robes — one fist raised, the other hand poised in a deliberate gesture — rendered in his characteristically raw, gestural style against a storm of ink-black brushstrokes. Japanese kanji flank the figure, reinforcing the series' deep immersion in the world of the Hand ninja clan. Akira Yoshida, Christian Gossett, and Jonathan Glapion continue their exploration of Elektra's shadowy ties to this deadly organization in chapter three, "The First Impressions.