Guardians of the Galaxy #24

Part of Marvel's 2010 "Realm of Kings" event, this issue poses one of the cosmic corner's most tantalizing questions right on its cover: "What Lies in the Cocoon?" Alex Garner's striking cover art depicts two luminous, liquid-blue humanoid figures intertwined in an ethereal, almost sculptural embrace — mysterious, powerful, and impossible to look away from. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Wes Craig, keep the Guardians of the Galaxy firmly at the center of Marvel's cosmic mythology with a story titled "Holy Terror!" that promises the stakes are anything but small.