Marvel Knights 4 #17

Doctor Doom dominates this Marvel Knights 4 cover, his armored gauntlet reaching forward while a blazing column of flame — clearly the Human Torch caught in the struggle — erupts in the foreground, with the word "DOOM" looming large in the background as if the very atmosphere bends to his will. Cover pencils by Steve McNiven and inks by Mark Morales give the scene a commanding, almost theatrical weight that makes Doom feel genuinely formidable. Part III of "Divine Time," written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with interior art by Jim Muniz, this 2005 Marvel Knights installment promises a Fantastic Four story with real stakes at its center.