The Marvels Project #1

The opening chapter of this eight-part Marvel limited series arrives with a cover that sets the tone beautifully — a winged-ankled Namor rises from crashing ocean waves, trident-spear in hand, while a blazing golden figure wreathed entirely in flame surges forward in the foreground. Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, whose cover art captures both raw power and a golden-age grandeur, bring these two titans of early Marvel mythology face to face against a backdrop of churning sea and fire. With Dave Stewart's rich coloring making every wave and ember feel alive, this is a striking first issue that promises an ambitious excavation of Marvel's heroic origins.