King in Black: Marauders #1

The King in Black event crashes into the world of Krakoa's mutant pirates with this 2021 one-shot from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Luke Ross. Russell Dauterman's cover captures the tension beautifully — a flame-wielding mutant, an ice-armored fighter bristling with frozen spikes, a curly-haired swordswoman, a powerful figure radiating pink energy, and a winged creature all stand their ground as massive symbiote-like shadows loom and claw in from every side. It's a vivid snapshot of the Marauders caught in the darkness of Knull's invasion, with Lopez's warm-against-cold color work making every mutant power pop against the encroaching black.