Silver Surfer #9

Part three of the "Revelation" arc finds the Silver Surfer streaking above a cloud-covered Earth on his board, both figure and board washed in an ominous crimson light that suggests something vast and threatening looms just beyond the atmosphere. Paolo Rivera's painted cover has a quietly breathtaking quality — the contrast between the warm red sky and the cool blue planet below gives the whole image a sense of cosmic unease. With Chariton, Weiss, and Medina driving the interior, this 2004 series continues to make a compelling case for the Surfer as Marvel's most visually striking cosmic wanderer.