Namor #4

This 2003 Marvel series continues with a hauntingly beautiful cover by Salvador Larroca — a white-haired, pointed-eared figure gazes upward through shimmering turquoise water toward a second figure drifting just beneath the surface, rendered with an almost dreamlike luminosity. The interplay of light refracting through the water gives the image a quiet, melancholy intimacy that feels a world apart from typical superhero fare. Writers Andi Watson and Bill Jemas, with colors by J. D. Smith enhancing every ripple and reflection, have crafted a series that clearly isn't afraid to explore the more mysterious depths of the Marvel universe.