Marvels X #3

Alex Ross's painted cover for Marvels X #3 is a stunning composition, framing four Marvel powerhouses — the Thing, Doctor Strange, the Human Torch, and a silver-haired woman — within the bold geometry of a giant "X" against deep black. The warm, firelit palette gives each face an intensity that Ross handles with his characteristic painterly depth, from the Thing's craggy features looming at upper left to the Human Torch blazing brilliantly at the center. With Jim Krueger co-writing and Well-Bee handling interior art, this 2020 miniseries continues to explore the Marvel universe through a gripping, human-scale lens.