Alpha: Big Time #0.1

Spider-Man and the energy-crackling Alpha surge toward the reader in a dynamic duo shot on this 2013 Marvel release, with glowing blue-white power swirling around the young hero as he trails just behind a lunging, fist-forward Spider-Man. The cover by Humberto Ramos captures an appealing contrast between the seasoned wall-crawler and the raw, untamed energy radiating off Alpha. With Dan Slott writing and Ramos on interior art alongside inker Victor Olazaba and colorist Edgar Delgado, "Alpha Part I: Point of Origin" looks like a compelling look at the kid who came out of the pages of Amazing Spider-Man.