Every Friday, Baddie hits you with face-rocking comic book covers that could inspire you to say either “HOLY FUCK, THAT’S AWESOME!!!” or “WTF, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” Whether it’s the awesomest of all awesome covers that ever awesomed, or the shittiest of all crappy covers that ever took a dump, if it’s face-rocking, it’s in here.

This week, I’m feeling a little X-ish because of Endangered Species, the herald of the X-event, Messiah Complex. On that note, let me show you some early face-rocking covers of Uncanny X-Men:

Never mind the boring Colossus and Angel section and the dull A-cup Shadowcat centerpiece. Check out Storm with those tentacles, years ahead of her time! Also, Nightcrawler and Wolverine versus a freakin’ polar bear! BOO-YAH!

Nothing says “DISCO!” like Dazzler! I’m pretty sure this cover caused seizures among nerds and geeks when it came out. Take that, nerds and geeks!

Just when you think the Transformers are the only beings that are “more than meets the eye”, Storm transforms into a member of the alien Brood and proves you wrong!

Oh noes! X-Men, look out! Although one of you can move objects with her mind, another can shoot beams of force from his eyes, another can freeze the moisture in the air, and another has superhuman strength and dexterity, you must be careful of the dude in loincloth and his pet sabertooth tiger!

You can really feel the grief in th… OMG LOOKOUT, GUYS! THERE ARE MUTANT GHOSTS BEHIND YOU!!!

JAZZ HANDS!!!

This dude is so awesome that he’s not just threatening the X-Men with his power, he’s also threatening to destroy the cover logo!

As awesome as that previous dude is, he’s got nothin’ on Dark Phoenix. She’s not just threatening the logo, she’s actually destroying it already! What a woman!

Dark Phoenix may be destroying the logo with her bare hands, but Cyclops is incinerating it just by looking at it.. WHILE HE’S BOUND BY A GIANT OCTOPUS UNDER WATER!!! Bad-ass. Also, this is the second cover in this post with tentacles on it. Just sayin’.

The X-Men may always have the odds stacked against them (hell, even their cover logo gets its ass beaten up every once in a while), but they always come through. Rock face, muties. Rock face.

• Face-Rocking Covers #4: Green Lantern
• Face-Rocking Covers #6: Birds of Prey
• Face-Rocking Covers #1: Transformers
• Face-Rocking Covers #5: The Hulk
• Face-Rocking Covers #3: Thor
• Thor: God of Metal
• Face-Rocking Covers #7: What If? & What The–?!
• Face-Rocking Covers #12: Iron Man
• Face-Rocking Covers #10: Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Face-Rocking Covers #8: Supergirl