Thunderstrike #4

The fourth chapter of this 2011 Marvel limited series puts Thunderstrike in genuine peril, as the cover — penciled by Ron Frenz and inked by Sal Buscema — shows a small, determined figure dwarfed by the colossal, snarling form of Mangog erupting through crumbling stone and rubble. The tagline "To Wake the Mangog!" makes the threat unmistakably clear, and the sheer scale of the monster looming over the hero gives the image a real sense of desperate urgency. With Tom DeFalco and Frenz steering the story under the title "When Fall the Mighty!", this penultimate issue promises the kind of high-stakes thunder-and-muscle confrontation that makes the series such a satisfying read.