New Mutants #27

Part of Marvel's 2022 "Destiny of X" era, this issue of New Mutants opens with a cover by Leinil Francis Yu that sets an immediately unsettling tone: three young mutants — including a white-haired Magik and two teammates in classic uniforms — descend crumbling stone steps while a monstrous, bird-like creature clutches a candle below them, and a pair of enormous, menacing eyes loom over everything from the darkness above. The atmosphere is part dungeon-crawl, part nightmare, and it suits a team known for venturing into places far stranger than most X-Men dare. With Vita Ayala writing and the combined artistic talents of Rod Reis and Jan Duursema bringing the story to life inside, New Mutants #27 promises the kind of character-driven tension and eerie imagination this volume has made its signature.