Excalibur #25

Two armored figures clash in a breathtaking aerial collision on Mahmud Asrar's cover for this 2022 milestone — one wielding a blazing pink sword, the other a conventional blade, with a lightning-struck fortress looming dramatically in the background. The dynamic, inverted composition gives the whole thing a sense of freefall, as if the combatants have tumbled right off the edge of reality itself. Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega bring their run on this Krakoa-era series to a heightened moment with issue #25, and the cover promises nothing short of a confrontation with real stakes.