Alex Spencer

TIM: Dauterman once again deploying some unique panel structure. The arrow-shaped panels offer a close-up of the action they are pointing to, while also lining up nicely with the angle of the Frost Giants’ spears.pic.twitter.com/iE7ah7KiJJ

TIM: Putting Spider-Man out of focus is really smart here. It tells you to pay attention to the rooftop in the background, rather than just assuming those speech balloons are New Yorkers yelling at Spidey as he swings overhead.pic.twitter.com/g5QKjlK8lH

Dauterman’s Spider-Man never stands the same way twice. There's not a single neutral feet-planted pose here, and it gives Spidey this twitchy energy. It also helps establish him as out of place alongside Asgardians – note how he pops in at the bottom corner of the page.pic.twitter.com/npqNTbwJD2

I love this page of incredibly purple narration. Tim’s written about how Aaron switches between first- and third-person narration in his run (http://timplusalex.com/comics/march-to-asgard-2-war-of-the-realms-jason-aaron-thor-god-of-thunder-original-sin-jane-foster …) and this is very much the latter, bringing that same mythic storybook quality to the sequence.pic.twitter.com/Wy12A6fF79

This page works to link up the disparate areas of Marvel New York, each with their own localised characters, stories and genres. This Punisher panel really breaks down those barriers, as one genre intrudes on another.pic.twitter.com/llNXaOOWAE

TIM: As the magic of the other Nine Realms starts to intrude on to Midgard, the panels of everyday New York become detached from the page and tip like dominoes.pic.twitter.com/m9f8FqOIUp

TIM: The final domino falls (note the blank corners signifying this double-page-size panel is also askew) and New York erupts into a rainbow of Matt Wilson pyrotechnics. When you want to blow shit up on the comics page, there’s no one better.pic.twitter.com/7E2QboH69e

TIM: (Minor spoilers if you’ve avoided promo for War of the Realms) The “open your eyes” line feels so directed towards Daredevil that it has to be foreshadowing for what’s going to happen to him during this event.pic.twitter.com/l38Fnyaa5P