New Mutants Dead Souls #5

Four members of the New Mutants — a powerfully built bald figure in yellow-and-black, a crouching young woman, a blonde wielding a glowing energy blade, and another blonde in a dark suit — stand ready for a fight against a darkened backdrop dominated by a massive circular window. The team's sense of grim determination feels right at home in this Dead Souls miniseries, and the moody, atmospheric staging by Rosenberg, Gorham, and Garland gives issue #5 a genuinely compelling edge. If you've been following this 2018 run, this penultimate chapter looks poised to deliver.