Savage Dragon #249

The cover of issue #249 says it all — Dragon, fists clenched and jaw set, charges straight at the viewer while six threatening sets of limbs close in from every direction: rocky fists, a leopard's spotted body, bladed weapons, clawed appendages, and coiling tentacles. The tagline "Revenge of the Six!" makes it clear he's badly outnumbered, and Erik Larsen's cover art cranks up the kinetic energy without letting the chaos lose its focus. Thirty-years-deep into its run, Savage Dragon is still delivering the kind of sprawling, all-out brawl energy that makes each new issue feel like an event.