Uncanny X-Force #17

Chapter Seven of "The Dark Angel Saga" arrives in this moody, atmospheric installment of Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña's celebrated run. Esad Ribić's cover is a striking tableau — a sword-wielding female figure in minimal armor cradles a helmeted, winged figure from behind against a cold blue cityscape, their dark wings spreading wide in an embrace that feels equal parts tender and ominous. It's a haunting image that captures the emotional weight this saga has built over its run, rendered in Ribić's signature painterly blues and shadows.