Epic Illustrated #24

Marvel's long-running fantasy and science fiction magazine arrives at a dramatic milestone with its June 1984 issue — the conclusion of Pepe Moreno's Generation Zero, whose cover art sets the mood perfectly: a leather-jacketed man cradles a woman on a rocky shore while a looming armored soldier stands guard above them, all backdropped by a fortress engulfed in smoke and flame. Moreno's painted cover bristles with pulpy tension, balancing intimacy and menace in one sweeping composition. The issue rounds out its lineup with an all-new illustrated version of Roger Zelazny's The Game of Blood and Dust, plus Ken Steacy's work on "Elocutio: Chapter V: Paths of Abandon" — a strong slate that showcases exactly why Epic Illustrated was one of 1984's most ambitious comics anthologies.