Martian Manhunter #2

The second chapter of J.M. DeMatteis and Mark Badger's four-issue mini-series puts J'onn J'onzz center stage in a visually charged confrontation — arms outstretched, his green form straining against a swirling, flame-laced entity that fills the upper half of the cover in cascading purples and yellows. Two fallen figures lie at the bottom of the image, battered and seemingly out of the fight, underscoring just how high the stakes feel. Badger's painterly, expressionistic art gives the whole thing an almost psychedelic intensity that feels perfectly suited to a story titled "Burning Bright.