Runaways #20

Runaways #20 brings Brian K. Vaughan's acclaimed run to a tense midpoint with "Dead Means Dead, Chapter Two," backed by interior art from Mike Norton, Craig Yeung, and Christina Strain's vivid colors. Jo Chen's painted cover is gripping: a wild-haired figure crackling with fire and shadow presses their hands against the massive rocky fist of the Thing, the two locked in what looks like a charged, dangerous standoff. It's the kind of evocative image — all glowing energy and raw physicality — that makes this 2006 series such a compelling entry in Marvel's lineup.