Thanos Rising #2

Thanos dominates this 2013 Marvel NOW! cover in chilling fashion — enthroned against a swirling cosmic backdrop with a ringed planet looming behind him, he clutches a staff in one hand and raises a shield bearing two skulls in the other, his expression one of cold, absolute authority. Simone Bianchi's painted cover work gives the Mad Titan a genuinely unsettling weight, all heavy armor and menacing calm amid the debris scattered at his feet. Writer Jason Aaron and artist Simone Bianchi continue their origin exploration in "Thanos Rising, Part 2," and this cover alone sets a tone that's hard to shake.