Defenders #5

The penultimate issue of Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez's cosmic Defenders run makes good on its promise right on the cover: a towering cloaked figure dominates the scene, their dark robes opening to reveal a starfield within, while Doctor Strange, a pink-haired woman with a flaming gauntlet, and two other strained teammates are dwarfed beneath them — all beneath the bold declaration "The Masked Raider Revealed!" Rodríguez's design sense is quietly stunning, balancing cosmic grandeur with an almost tarot-card stillness that fits the story's title perfectly. If you've been following this series through its strange and ambitious journey across Marvel's metaphysical landscape, this one looks like a satisfying reckoning.