Invincible Iron Man #520

Long Way Down" reaches its fifth chapter with a cover that crackles with raw tension — a helmless Tony Stark in his sleek black-and-white armor recoils in agony as a suited, long-haired figure looms above him, fist wreathed in fire against an eerie green light. Salvador Larroca's striking composition frames the scene as a battle of power and will, with Frank D'Armata's color work making those flames feel genuinely dangerous. Matt Fraction's run on Invincible Iron Man is firing on all cylinders here, and this issue promises the kind of high-stakes drama its subtitle — "The Dead and the Dying" — more than earns.