Namor: The First Mutant #6

Phil Noto's cover for issue #6 of Namor: The First Mutant is a striking, unsettling image — the Sub-Mariner's face consumed by searing golden flames, his pointed ears and characteristic features distorted in a raw, open-mouthed cry while blazing light pours from his clenched eyes. The tagline "Namor Goes to Hell Part One" makes the infernal stakes unmistakably clear, and the stark black background lets that hellfire glow hit with full force. Stuart Moore and Ariel Olivetti bring the Atlantean king somewhere far outside his oceanic domain in this 2011 Marvel series, and the cover promises a harrowing journey ahead.