Exiles #4

Against a backdrop of churning red smoke and devastation, this 2009 Marvel series delivers a striking cover by Dave Bullock and Mark Irwin that pits a formidable roster of alternate-reality heroes against what appears to be a massive, crackling mechanized threat. Standing triumphant above the chaos are figures including a caped Vision-like android, a silver energy-radiating woman, a golden armored warrior, and others — while below them, a blue-furred beast, a pink-haired young woman, and a heavily armed cyborg figure lie scattered across the scorched ground. Writer Jeff Parker and artist Casey Jones bring the interdimensional team drama of Exiles to an intense boiling point with issue #4, "OK Computer.