King in Black: Return of the Valkyries #3

Two armored Valkyries stand their ground, golden weapons blazing, while a massive serpentine creature looms above them with glowing eyes and bared fangs — and dark, clawed figures close in from both sides of the frame. It's a striking King in Black tie-in that makes the stakes feel genuinely overwhelming, with cover art by Mattia De Iulis bathing the scene in warm gold against encroaching shadow. Writers Jason Aaron and Torunn Grønbekk, with interior art by Nina Vakueva and colors by Tamra Bonvillain, keep this 2021 series feeling both mythic and urgent heading into its penultimate chapter.