Epoch #4

The penultimate chapter of this five-issue Image/Top Cow series arrives with a cover that pits a glowing, armored hero against a towering, snake-haired creature whose writhing serpentine tendrils and snarling beast companion dominate the image. The hero channels blazing energy in his fists, wings spread behind him, while the monstrous figure looms overhead in a confrontation that crackles with mythological intensity. With art credited to Paolo Pantalena and Bill Farmer, this 2012 series from Heroes and Villains Entertainment delivers the kind of creature-versus-champion spectacle that makes readers eager to see how Kevin McCarthy's story reaches its finale.