Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #2

The cover of Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #2 is laid out like a gonzo event poster, pitting the roaring, wide-jawed Fin Fang Foom against the red-visored Machine Man (here identifying himself as Aaron Stack) in a face-off billed as "Live Gill on Grill Action." A bonus fight teases Elsa Bloodstone squaring off against Broccoli Men, rendered in striking yellow linework in the lower corner. Stuart Immonen's cover design — equal parts absurdist humor and genuine cool — perfectly captures the irreverent energy Warren Ellis brings to this 2006 Marvel series.