Thunderbolts #64

A crimson-and-gold armored figure — sword drawn, fur-trimmed cape billowing — stands with arms raised before a vast, robed crowd and a grand castle silhouetted against a fiery sky, projecting the kind of commanding presence that makes you wonder whether this is a hero's triumph or a conqueror's moment. Patrick Zircher and Al Vey deliver a cover with real theatrical weight, framing the scene like a monarch addressing their subjects. Fabian Nicieza's "City of Hope" promises that the Thunderbolts' blend of ambition and moral complexity is very much alive in 2002.