The Traveler #9

From Stan Lee and the creative team of Mark Waid and Tom Peyer, this 2011 Boom! Studios entry delivers a striking cover by Dimitri Armand that sets up an unmistakable sense of conflict — the dark-caped Traveler stands commanding atop a rocky outcropping, energy crackling around his hands, while a white-armored hero lunges in from the left amid colorful laser blasts, and an array of monstrous figures lurk menacingly below. The composition crackles with tension between those towering figures and the creatures pressing in from every side, making this ninth issue feel like a genuine turning point in the series. Chad Hardin's interior art promises to match that momentum beautifully.