Exiles #5

A massive, wild-eyed green behemoth dominates the left side of this Mike McKone and Mark McKenna cover, looming over a battered and scrambling team of Exiles caught in a snowy woodland setting — it's an immediately arresting image that sets a tense, desperate tone. Judd Winick kicks off "Up North and In the Green Part 1" with Jim Calafiore and McKenna bringing the interior pages to life, as this dimension-hopping team clearly has their hands full with a rampaging giant. Issue #5 from 2001 shows the series hitting its stride, delivering the kind of against-the-odds setup that makes this team so compelling to follow.