Squadron Supreme #2

The cover of Squadron Supreme #2 — penciled by Greg Land and inked by Jay Leisten — makes a striking impression: a massive armored figure in a gas mask strides forward through a wall of fire, cradling an unconscious woman with braided hair in his arms. The inferno raging behind him gives the whole image a raw, urgent intensity that fits right in with Howard Chaykin's writing on this six-part story. With Marco Turini on interior art and colors by Guru eFX, this 2008 Marvel series is shaping up to be a tense, grounded take on superhuman power and consequence.