Exiles #55

Kicking off a new three-part arc, Exiles #55 opens "Bump in the Night" with a striking assemblage of dimension-hopping variants rendered in bold detail by cover penciler Jim Calafiore and inker Mark McKenna. The cover assembles a striking group: a muscular, bare-chested warrior gripping a massive axe dominates the center, flanked by a blue-skinned figure in purple, a white-clad masked character, a snarling grey creature with spikes, a pink-skinned woman in tactical gear, and a small jester-like being crouching in the foreground. With Tony Bedard at the helm and this vivid 2005 lineup ready for whatever strange world awaits them, it's a genuinely compelling start to a story that promises to be anything but ordinary.