All-New X-Men #4

Part of Marvel NOW!'s bold 2013 relaunch of mutantkind's mightiest team, All-New X-Men #4 arrives with a cover that demands attention — a close-up face bathed in a blinding burst of red and white light, radiating outward with almost overwhelming intensity. Stuart Immonen's pencils and Wade von Grawbadger's inks give the image a tightly focused, dramatic energy, with Marte Gracia's deep crimson palette making the central flare feel genuinely electric. Brian Michael Bendis and this talented creative team are clearly building toward something charged and consequential.