Excalibur #104

Excalibur's December 1996 arc "Soul Search" gets a gripping visual showcase on this Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary cover, where a wild-haired figure in a blue-and-gold costume is engulfed by writhing, tendril-like appendages while a massive blue beast roars in the background and a red-haired woman recoils in distress below. The sense of chaos and supernatural menace practically leaps off the page, with a stone-grey figure lurking in the midst of the struggle adding yet another unsettling layer to the scene. With a creative team that includes writers John Arcudi and James Felder alongside interior art contributions from Rob Haynes and Scott Koblish, this issue of Marvel's long-running British-based team book delivers the kinetic energy that fans of the series had come to appreciate.