Extraordinary X-Men #16

Against a blazing red sky choked with writhing dark tendrils, this cover from Ken Lashley pulls you in immediately — a blonde figure in a dark uniform clutches a glowing, lightning-bolt-shaped sword while a monstrous, corrupted form looms and claws from above. The sense of desperate struggle between these two figures, one radiant and defiant, the other shrouded in shadow and decay, makes for a genuinely striking visual. Jeff Lemire, Victor Ibáñez, and Jay David Ramos bring their full talents to this 2017 chapter of Extraordinary X-Men, and that cover alone sets a mood of high-stakes supernatural conflict that's hard to look away from.