Marvel Universe #7

The Monster Hunters descend to Earth's core in this penultimate chapter of Marvel Universe, with Mike Manley's cover plunging readers straight into the chaos — a blue-caped sorcerer blasting energy at a towering crimson monster while fighters scatter across crumbling rock amid bursts of flame and smoke. The sheer scale of that looming red creature, dwarfing the human figures below, makes the title "War at Earth's Core!" feel entirely earned. Roger Stern, Jason Armstrong, and Mike Manley deliver the kind of pulpy, wide-screen monster action that makes 1998 Marvel feel like a genuine throwback thrill.