Hercules #3

The penultimate third chapter of Marvel's five-part Hercules limited series arrives with a cover that radiates raw, mythic power. Mark Texeira's art places a massive, snarling Hercules atop a pile of defeated foes — one hooded figure hauled up by the scruff, another green-skinned enemy sprawled motionless below — all set against a brooding crimson sky that feels equal parts Olympus and underworld. With Frank Tieri writing and Jimmy Palmiotti inking, this 2005 series continues to deliver the Prince of Power at his most ferociously determined.