Exceptional X-Men #4

Iceman makes his presence felt in a big way on Carmen Carnero's striking cover for issue #4 of Eve L. Ewing's Exceptional X-Men — Bobby Drake's crystalline form bursts outward in a swirling sphere of ice and shattered frost, dominating the lower half of the image. Above him, several teammates are caught mid-tumble against a dark backdrop, while a determined young woman in red looks on from the foreground. With Carnero's dynamic linework and Nolan Woodard's cool, electric color palette, this 2025 series continues to feel like a fresh and exciting chapter for Marvel's mutants.