Ultimate X-Men #51

The "Cry Wolf: Part 2" arc heats up in this 2004 installment of Ultimate X-Men, with Andy Kubert's cover delivering a striking image of a wild-haired, screaming figure surrounded by glowing, kinetically charged playing cards crackling with pink energy. The composition crackles with urgency — those cards, including a prominent King of Hearts, spin and scatter as if supercharged, hinting at a mutant whose power is anything but subtle. Brian K. Vaughan is at the helm of the story, making this a compelling chapter in one of Marvel's most energetic series of the era.