Amazing Spider-Man #18

Part three of the "Before Dead No More" arc finds Spider-Man in full rescue mode, clutching a dark-haired woman in a lab coat as a massive, menacing mechanical device bears down on them both — with a looming, shadowy figure dominating the background. Alex Ross's painted cover conveys genuine urgency, the warm-cool color contrast between the explosion's glow and the machine's cold green panels making the danger feel immediate and visceral. With Dan Slott writing and R. B. Silva on interior art, this 2016 issue promises high-stakes tension as Spidey puts himself between an innocent and something far more powerful than either of them.