Immortal X-Men #8

This variant cover by Mark Brooks transforms two figures into striking Victorian portraits — a seated woman in an elegant black gown and tiara, and a green-skinned companion in a dark corset dress and top hat holding a masquerade mask — all framed beneath the heading "Essex House, 1 Mulbury Road, London." The sepia-toned, aged-photograph aesthetic is a perfect visual complement to Kieron Gillen's story title, "The Curious Case of Dr. Essex and Mr. Sinister," promising a Krakoan tale with deep 19th-century roots. A genuinely atmospheric issue of Immortal X-Men that wears its Victorian intrigue right on its sleeve.