The New Warriors #44

The story arc subtitle "Back and Blue" sets an ominous tone for this February 1994 issue of The New Warriors, and the cover delivers on that promise with an unsettling close-up of a woman with pointed ears, fanged teeth, and an intense, predatory gaze bathed entirely in cold blue light. The photo-style cover image is striking in its minimalism — no action, no backdrop, just that pale, sharp face filling the frame with quiet menace. With Fabian Nicieza scripting and Darick Robertson on interior art, "Underwater Fire" looks to be a chilling chapter in the team's ongoing adventures.