Kirby: Genesis #3

A massive white-furred beast dominates this Alex Ross cover for Kirby: Genesis #3, its roar shaking the trees as a burst of energy erupts at its chest — while armored robot figures and a scrambling human desperately try to hold their ground against the onslaught. The painted realism Ross brings to the scene makes every shattered rock and glinting metallic surface feel viscerally alive. With Kurt Busiek's story "Ancient Evils" promising exactly what the title suggests, this 2011 Dynamite issue looks like a genuinely thrilling collision of science-fiction muscle and Jack Kirby-inspired imagination.