Inhumans #1

The Marvel Knights imprint launched some of its most atmospheric work in 1998, and this opening chapter of Inhumans — "Sonic Youth" — signals something genuinely different from the first glance. Jae Lee's cover art is a striking composition in deep shadow, with Black Bolt at the center, his tuning-fork crown glowing and his signature bolt emblem gleaming across his chest as he gazes skyward, flanked by Medusa's cascading red hair, a figure in pink, and two more distinctive Inhuman faces emerging from the darkness behind him. Writer Paul Jenkins and artist Jae Lee set a moody, regal tone right from this image — a royal gathering that feels weighted with consequence even before a single page is turned.