Miracleman #9

Marvel's 2014 reprint of Miracleman #9 carries a cover by Rick Veitch that is striking in its raw emotional weight — a distressed woman, battered and crying out, is cradled in the arms of Miracleman himself, his blue-eyed gaze calm and resolute against a rocky, jungle-tinged landscape. A military truck perched on the ridge behind them hints at forces closing in, lending the scene an urgent, almost desperate tenderness. Titled "Scenes from the Nativity," this issue pairs that charged imagery with the distinctive talents of Rick Veitch, inker Rick Bryant, and colorist Steve Oliff — a creative team that made this run genuinely compelling reading.