Ultimate X-Men #25

The five-part "Hellfire and Brimstone" arc reaches its conclusion here, with cover art by Adam Kubert delivering a striking image of a snarling, claws-raised Wolverine lunging forward against a cloudy urban skyline — raw fury captured in every line. A second armored figure crouches in the lower foreground, adding to the sense of an all-out confrontation building to its peak. Mark Millar and Adam Kubert's 2003 run on Ultimate X-Men is in full stride, and this finale looks every bit as charged as a fifth chapter should.