Savage Dragon #153

Savage Dragon #153 kicks off the Image United prelude in fine fashion, with Erik Larsen's cover depicting a monstrous, fang-mawed figure in a police uniform looming menacingly alongside a green-skinned villain, while a blonde superheroine in a yellow-and-red costume recoils in alarm. The tension crackling across that cover makes "Reunion" feel like a title loaded with ominous promise. As part one of four in this crossover prelude, it's a compelling entry point into one of 2009's most ambitious Image Comics events.