Exiles #4

Against a dramatic space backdrop — Earth itself visible in the distance — a figure in an orange-and-blue costume fires a searing optic blast while a winged woman in gold recoils beside him amid crumbling stone ruins. Mike McKone and Mark McKenna's cover for this 2001 Marvel series crackles with tension, perfectly capturing the interdimensional stakes of the Exiles' world-hopping mission. Judd Winick's "Old Wounds New Battles Part 2" promises the kind of high-energy team drama that made this series such a welcome addition to Marvel's lineup.