Savage Dragon #159

Part 5 of 8 in the "Dragon War" arc, this 2010 Image Comics issue puts the battle-worn face of Savage Dragon front and center — battered, bloodied, and grimly determined as a massive fist crashes toward him. Erik Larsen's cover art captures the visceral intensity of a hero pushed to his absolute limit, with crimson streaks across Dragon's green skin making it clear this war has taken a serious toll. If the first four chapters have been building toward something brutal, this cover suggests the escalation is very much on schedule.