Excalibur #3

Excalibur #3 brings the tension of the Dawn of X era to a boil, with Mahmud Asrar's cover depicting a fierce confrontation set against a fiery orange sky scattered with drifting pink blossoms — a striking contrast between beauty and menace. A determined young man in a green costume channels crackling neon energy from below while the looming, imposing figure of Apocalypse towers behind him, his expression radiating cold authority; between them, a glowing, almost liquid figure dissolves in a burst of pink light. Writer Tini Howard and artist Marcus To, with colors by Erick Arciniega, continue "Verse III: Three Covenants," and if this charged, visually arresting cover is any indication, the magical and mutant worlds remain dangerously intertwined.