Journey into Mystery #643

The third chapter of the six-part "Everything Burns" crossover event arrives in this 2012 installment of Journey into Mystery #643, with a cover by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer that makes an immediate impression — a small, wide-eyed figure in green armor (the young Loki) is dwarfed by towering, flame-wreathed giants of fire that loom menacingly overhead, the entire image bathed in scorching reds and oranges. The scale contrast is striking and deliberate, conveying just how outmatched this clever schemer appears against forces of pure elemental destruction. With Kieron Gillen and Matt Fraction co-writing and Carmine Di Giandomenico on interior art, "The Crossing" promises the blend of Norse mythological stakes and sharp storytelling that has made this run so compelling.