Nomad #23

Part II of "American Dreamers" arrives with a cover by Michael Golden that puts Nomad front and center — white-haired, bare-chested, and bristling with heavy weaponry, chains, and an American-flag scarf trailing at his boots, bullet holes peppering the vivid pink energy that erupts behind him in the form of a massive, screaming figure. The tension between patriotic imagery and raw, street-level grit captures exactly the kind of morally complicated territory this series loves to explore. If Fabian Nicieza's story matches the intensity Golden packed into this image, "Favors Paid in Blood" promises to be a compelling chapter in Nomad's ongoing journey through 1994 Marvel's darker corners.