Kick-Ass #3

Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. bring an unsettling intensity to this 2018 Image series with a cover that fills the entire frame with a grinning, battle-worn face — bold blue markings streaking across pale skin, a single steely eye staring directly at the reader, and a set of sharp claws creeping in from the shadows at the edge. John Romita Jr.'s pencils and Peter Steigerwald's inks make every scar and sinister smirk feel uncomfortably close. It's a deliberately confrontational piece of cover design that sets a tense, unpredictable tone for the issue within.