The Legion #2

The Legion's early 2002 run hits its second issue with a cover that sets a grim, high-stakes tone: a menacing suited figure looms over a muscular, long-haired attacker who has downed at least two Legion members — a blonde hero in white and pink and another in a striped costume — as the bold tagline "Vengeance Is His!" makes the threat unmistakably clear. Olivier Coipel's pencils, inked by Andy Lanning, give the scene real weight, with the defeated heroes sprawled in the foreground and that red, smoky background adding an ominous atmosphere. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, this is the kind of issue-two cover that signals the creative team means business right from the start.