Mars Attacks #3

Against a blood-red sky and a blazing sun, a bug-eyed Martian warrior triumphantly plants an alien battle standard atop a mound of fallen humans — while a second armored Martian stands nearby, surveying the devastation of a ruined cityscape below. John Layman and John McCrea's cover for this 2012 IDW series channels the grim spectacle of conquest with real wit and menace, evoking classic wartime imagery filtered through gloriously pulpy science-fiction chaos. If you've ever wanted to see Earth losing badly and somehow enjoy it, Mars Attacks #3 makes a compelling case.