Universe X #4

Universe X #4 brings together a striking assembly of altered Marvel heroes and figures radiating from a blinding central light — a masked ninja wielding blades, a green dragon-headed creature trailing chains, a luminous white female figure, a flame-wreathed woman, a dark-clad man, a white panther, a skull-faced character, and a golden statue-like form at the composition's heart. Alex Ross's painted cover art bathes the entire ensemble in that signature warm, mythic glow that defined the Earth X saga's visual identity. Written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger with interior art by Dougie Braithwaite and Bill Reinhold, this 2001 chapter promises the kind of grand, sprawling Marvel tapestry the series does so well.