The Outsiders #30

A powerhouse figure dominates the foreground of Stanley Lau's cover for this July 2010 issue, charging forward with unmistakable force as the tagline announces the arrival of Freight Train — "more powerful than a locomotive!" Behind him, other Outsiders members can be glimpsed amid a charged, electric backdrop, their fates seemingly hanging in the balance. The cover's bold question — will he save the team or destroy them? — sets up a genuinely compelling tension that writer Dan DiDio and artist Philip Tan look poised to explore in "Family Matters.