Secret Invasion: Inhumans #4

Medusa's cascading red hair frames the cover of this concluding chapter, her fierce gaze and sleek dark armor conveying both regal authority and barely-contained fury as she cradles a wounded, helmetless Black Bolt against her. The intimacy and tension of the image — a queen protecting her king — sets a powerful tone for the finale of this four-part tie-in to Marvel's 2009 Skrull invasion event, with stunning cover art by Stjepan Šejić. Written by Joe Pokaski with interior art by Tom Raney, Secret Invasion: Inhumans brings the Royal Family's story to a close in style.