Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection #2

A crouching black-suited figure dominates the foreground of Jerome Opeña's striking cover, flanked by an array of imposing teammates and adversaries stretching down a burnt-orange city street — a composition that immediately signals high stakes and a team pushed to its limits. This 2014 Marvel collection gathers Rick Remender's celebrated run on Uncanny X-Force, with Opeña's precise linework setting a darkly cinematic tone that carries through the volume. If you want morally complex mutant black-ops storytelling rendered with serious visual craft, this complete collection makes a compelling case.