Thunderbolts #54

Thunderbolts #54 brings a genuinely striking image from cover artists Patrick Zircher and Al Vey: two silhouetted figures — one wielding a blade, one reaching outward — stare upward at a blazing, radiant entity whose outstretched form cradles the Earth itself at its center. The tagline "Justice, Like Lightning…" hangs over the scene with quiet menace, and the corner medallion featuring Hawkeye and a costumed woman hints at the layered cast writer Fabian Nicieza is juggling in this "Cat & Mouse" chapter. It's the kind of cover that makes you want to know exactly what cosmic-scaled threat the Thunderbolts are staring down in 2001.