Ghost Rider #5

The penultimate chapter of "The Road to Damnation" arrives in suitably hellish fashion, with Clayton Crain's cover depicting Ghost Rider engulfed in a churning mass of flames, chains, and skulls — a visceral image that feels less like a painting and more like a fever dream rendered in oil and fire. Garth Ennis brings his unflinching storytelling to this six-part Marvel Knights series, and with issue five the tension of that countdown is palpable. If you've been following this dark journey, this cover alone makes clear that the road to damnation has reached its most punishing stretch yet.