Universe X #1

Universe X #1 opens Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's ambitious continuation of their alternate-Marvel saga with a cover that commands attention: a massive, radiant cosmic figure cradles a glowing child above Captain America's shield, while a cascade of Marvel heroes and villains — including a flaming Human Torch, a dark Spider-Man, and dozens of recognizable faces — swirl upward into a starfield framed by the series' bold red X. Ross's painted cover art gives the whole image a mythic, almost devotional weight, suggesting a world where the stakes are nothing less than the fate of everything. With Braithwaite and Reinhold handling interior art and the creative team firing on all cylinders, this 2000 series opener promises a Marvel universe transformed in fascinating, unsettling ways.