The Marvels #9

The Forgotten War" plants Thor and Iron Man squarely in the chaos of a jungle battlefield, and Alex Ross's painted cover captures every tense moment — soldiers in combat gear firing through dense tropical foliage while a winged-helmeted Thor charges into the fray and Iron Man streaks overhead, repulsors blazing. Kurt Busiek and Yıldıray Çınar bring their sharp storytelling to this ninth installment of Marvel's ambitious ensemble series, with Guru-eFX's colors giving the smoke and firelight a vivid, almost cinematic warmth. If you've been following this series, issue #9 looks like exactly the kind of escalation that makes it hard to put down.