Sonic the Hedgehog #135

The cover of this 2004 Archie entry in the long-running series hits hard right from the start — a dynamic, rain-soaked Sonic lunges toward the viewer with fierce intensity, his spines swept back and fist raised, radiating pure kinetic energy against a blazing sunburst background. The speech bubble at the bottom — "I can't believe it's YOU! But it can't be... ...YOU DIED!" — teases a charged confrontation that promises plenty of dramatic weight inside. Cover pencils by Patrick Spaziante and inks by Nelson Ribeiro give Sonic a genuinely striking presence that sets the mood perfectly for "The Tommy Trilogy Part One: Agent of K.N.O.T.H.O.L.E.