Guardians of the Galaxy #3

Three cosmic threats loom behind a determined blonde hero at the center of a crackling energy sphere, with a fierce young woman bracing herself in the foreground — Daniel Acuña's cover for this 2009 Marvel series captures the Guardians of the Galaxy at full intensity. Acuña handles every aspect of the art himself, delivering a composition that crackles with vivid blues and reds as monstrous figures press in from above. It's a striking snapshot of a team that clearly has no shortage of enemies bearing down on them.