Mars Attacks: Occupation #2

The cover of this IDW/Topps collaboration is a pitch-perfect vintage boxing-match poster, pitting a grotesque, heavily armed Mutant Martian against a determined, gloves-up Ruby Johnson in what it bills as the "World Heavyweight Championship Battle of the Champions." John McCrea's cover art nails the retro fight-night aesthetic — right down to the "No Home TV" disclaimer — giving the Martian occupation of Earth a darkly comic, pulpy flair. If the tone of issue #2 matches this inspired cover design, Mars Attacks: Occupation is shaping up to be one of 2016's more inventive sci-fi series.