Sentry #7

The penultimate chapter of this 2006 Marvel miniseries presents a striking and unsettling image: the Sentry himself bound in a straitjacket, seated in what appears to be a padded or web-like cell, his expression intense and brooding beneath the glow of a single overhead light. John Romita Jr. handles both pencils and inks on the cover, delivering a composition that feels equal parts superhero story and psychological drama. With writer Paul Jenkins driving the narrative and the tagline "Whose Side Are You On?" looming overhead, issue #7 of 8 arrives at a fascinating tension between power and confinement.