Ultimate X-Men #73

The second chapter of the "Magical" arc arrives in this 2006 installment of Ultimate X-Men, with a cover by Tom Raney that pulses with urgent red-orange energy. Wolverine dominates the foreground, claws fully extended and expression fierce, while a female figure leaps aggressively above him and Cyclops stands ready at the lower left. Robert Kirkman's run on the series continues to push these characters hard, and Raney's dynamic composition — three X-Men caught mid-action against that blazing backdrop — sets a tense, kinetic tone for whatever confrontation lies inside.