The Call #1

Marvel's The Call launches with a striking first issue from writer Chuck Austen and artists Pat Olliffe and Livesay. The cover plunges four figures — a gun-wielding man, a long-coated gunslinger in a wide-brimmed hat, a red-clad woman, and a shadowy dark figure — into a swirling inferno of crimson and flame, suggesting a team thrust together under urgent, dangerous circumstances. It's a moody, atmospheric opening statement for this 2003 series that wastes no time signaling high stakes.