Lucifer #65

Part three of the six-part "Morningstar" arc arrives in this 2005 Vertigo series, with a cover by MW Kaluta that commands immediate attention. A suited, blond-haired winged figure — Lucifer himself — stands resolute at the center, gripping a long spear with both hands while vast white wings spread behind him against a swirling, fiery backdrop of dark reds and browns. The composition, with its orb-like reflection floating behind his head and the turbulent cosmic atmosphere surrounding him, radiates the kind of quiet, formidable power that makes this Vertigo mature-readers title so compelling.