New Gods #2

Luke Ross's stark black-and-white cover art against a star-field bursting with colorful planets makes this 1995 DC series entry immediately striking — two powerful, grimacing figures surge forward through deep space in what feels like an unstoppable collision course. The bold contrast of the monochromatic figures against the vivid cosmic backdrop gives the whole image a raw, kinetic energy that suits Jack Kirby's mythic corner of the DC universe perfectly. With Tom Peyer and Rachel Pollack at the helm for "The Source of the Beast!", this is New Gods operating on a genuinely cosmic scale.