Marvel Knights #4

The cover of Marvel Knights #4 says it all — a massively built, blue-masked figure stands defiant and arms-crossed, his body bristling with an extraordinary array of bladed weapons, staffs, and throwing implements lodged across his back and shoulders, a red sash trailing behind him against a green, dragon-scaled backdrop. This is the kind of cover image that stops you cold, rendered with striking intensity by penciler Joe Quesada and inker Danny Miki. Inside, writer Chuck Dixon and artist Ed Barreto bring the story "Zaran" to life, inked by Klaus Janson in this gritty Marvel Knights chapter from 2000.