Hercules #4

With only one issue left in this 2005 Marvel limited series, Frank Tieri and Mark Texeira deliver a striking cover image that says everything about where "The New Labors of Hercules" stands heading into its finale. A triumphant, muscle-bound Hercules towers over a city street bathed in neon light, arms raised overhead clutching Captain America's shield — while a blue-costumed figure, face down and defeated, lies at his feet. It's a bold, low-angle composition from Texeira that frames the Lion of Olympus as an unstoppable force, and leaves you genuinely curious how the story inside got to this jaw-dropping moment.