Thunderbolts #42

The cover of Thunderbolts #42 promises high-voltage chaos, with a blue-armored figure tearing through a shattering rock-like enemy in an eruption of fire and debris, while a wide-eyed figure in red looks on in alarm — and the bold tagline "Wounded — by Wonder Man!" tells you the stakes are already personal. Mark Bagley's pencils (inked by Greg Adams) crackle with kinetic energy, capturing the team in a moment of brutal, mid-battle intensity. With Fabian Nicieza scripting and the series at full momentum in 2000, "Two Ships" looks like a tense chapter for Marvel's most complicated would-be heroes.