Startling Stories: Banner #3

The penultimate chapter of this four-part Marvel maxiseries brings Richard Corben's visceral linework front and center, with a snarling, muscle-bound Hulk dominating the cover as he delivers a punishing blow to a larger opponent while a frightened man scrambles away below. Brian Azzarello and Corben's collaboration in the Startling Stories imprint leaned into grounded, gritty storytelling, and this cover's yellow-orange background throws every sinew and grimace into sharp relief. Issue #3 of Banner promises the tension is reaching a fever pitch.