Marvels X #2

Alex Ross's cover for Marvels X #2 is a striking study in crimson and shadow, framing a crowd of Marvel heroes — Spider-Man at the center, flanked by a red-eyed figure, a man in a horned mask, a feline face, and a flaming skull wreathed in fire — all composed within the bold shape of a giant X against pure black. The painterly realism Ross brings to these figures gives the image a brooding, almost elegiac weight that suits the series' human-eye view of a superhero world. With Alex Ross and Jim Krueger writing and Well-Bee handling the interior art, this 2020 series continues to be a thoughtful, visually arresting look at Marvel's universe from the ground up.