First Strike #5

The penultimate chapter of IDW's sweeping Hasbro crossover event arrives with a cover that commands attention — a massively armored villain stands triumphant atop a writhing, organic mass, arms raised in victory over a battlefield littered with fallen heroes including a red-haired warrior in the foreground. Soldiers and armed figures crowd the chaos on all sides, while a massive alien face looms in the background alongside a group of combatants perched atop vehicles, painting a picture of a conflict pushed to its breaking point. Freddie E. Williams II's linework captures the overwhelming scale of the struggle with remarkable detail, making this issue #5 a vivid centerpiece for one of 2017's most ambitious publisher crossovers.