Iron Age #2

Part of Marvel's 2011 Iron Age crossover series, this second installment brings the Fantastic Four into a time-spanning adventure where, as the cover boldly promises, "the fight for the future begins in the past." Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema's cover art delivers a striking image of the Human Torch blazing forward in full flame, flanked by the looming, contrasting visages of Doctor Doom rendered in green and grey tones — a visual tension that feels appropriately epic. With writer Elliott Kalan steering the story and Frenz and Buscema handling both interior and cover duties, this issue carries a dynamic creative team that clearly relishes the time-hopping premise.