Avengers #15

Part of the "Prelude to Infinity" banner, Avengers #15 finds writers Jonathan Hickman and Nick Spencer teaming with artist Stefano Caselli for "Sent and Received," a chapter that clearly puts Earth's Mightiest Heroes through the wringer. Leinil Francis Yu's cover captures that intensity vividly — Captain America, a visored hero in red and gold, and a fierce red-haired woman in black are shown battered and reeling, shattering debris around them against an eerie green-lit sky. It's a striking signal that the road to the Infinity event runs through some serious punishment for the Avengers.