All-New Wolverine #18

The final chapter of "Enemy of the State II" arrives in this 2017 installment, and the cover by David López makes the stakes unmistakably clear: Laura (X-23) lies bound in coils of rope on the floor, restrained and vulnerable, while a smirking dark-haired woman in a tactical suit stands over her with arms crossed — radiating cold satisfaction. It's a quietly chilling image that captures a hero at her lowest point without resorting to flash or chaos. Tom Taylor, Nik Virella, and Michael Garland bring this arc to its close, and if this cover is any indication, Laura has one very difficult situation left to claw her way out of.