Invincible #129

The all-new Viltrum Empire makes its cover-art statement in Invincible #129, with Ryan Ottley's cover depicting two blood-drenched heroes in Invincible-style uniforms standing before a regal, mustachioed Viltrumite in imperial fur-trimmed robes, flanked by a massive white-maned lion creature — all set against a ruined, fire-lit landscape littered with defeated alien bodies. It's a striking composition that frames power and consequence with equal weight, perfectly in step with the series' long-running tagline proudly crossed out above: "The Best Superhero Comic in the Universe." Skybound and Image delivered a genuinely arresting package here, and the tagline teaser at the bottom — "Coming soon to a planet near you!" — gives the whole thing a darkly playful edge.