Savage Dragon #122

Savage Dragon #122 brings the Image Comics mainstay face-to-face with catastrophic scale, as the cover by Erik Larsen shows the green-skinned, fin-headed Dragon charging through a debris-strewn cityscape while a massive armored figure looms directly behind him, enormous fists flanking the scene on either side as panicked civilians scatter in the background. The cover story title "Attack from Iraq" sets a bold, globe-spanning tone that promises Dragon caught squarely in the middle of something far bigger than a street-level brawl. Larsen's energetic linework and warm, fiery sky give the whole image a visceral urgency that makes this 2006 issue hard to put down unread.