Nightcrawler #10

Todd Nauck's stark red-and-black cover says it all: Nightcrawler stands his ground, twin blades raised, as an enormous shadowy monster with gleaming eyes and jagged teeth looms over him from above. The bold two-tone palette gives the image a genuinely unsettling dramatic weight, perfectly setting the mood for Chris Claremont's story, "The Best Laid Plans--!" Fans of Kurt Wagner's swashbuckling spirit will find plenty to love in this penultimate stretch of the series.