All-New X-Men #40

The word "Utopians" stretches dramatically across a sunlit ocean on Andrea Sorrentino's striking cover for this 2015 issue, with a rocky island compound rising from the mist beneath a blazing sun and storm-lit clouds — a lone bird circling overhead completing the mood. The image carries a genuine sense of isolation and possibility, hinting at big questions about what it means to build something new. Brian Michael Bendis, Mahmud Asrar, and Rain Beredo bring their considerable talents to bear on what looks to be a contemplative, atmospheric chapter in the All-New X-Men saga.