Sub-Mariner: The Depths #5

The final chapter of Peter Milligan and Esad Ribić's five-part Marvel Knights miniseries arrives with a breathtaking cover: Namor, the Sub-Mariner, surges upward through the deep ocean with arms raised and mouth open in what could be triumph, anguish, or both — sharks circling below as the luminous towers of an underwater city rise around him. Ribić's painted artwork bathes the scene in deep blues and eerie aquatic light, perfectly capturing the haunting atmosphere this series has built. A genuinely compelling conclusion to one of 2009's most atmospheric takes on Marvel's prince of the seas.