Avengers #40

Thanos dominates Dale Keown's cover in full golden armor, fists raised and grinning with menace as Avengers — including a red-visored Falcon and a blonde hero — struggle and fall around him against a smoldering, rocky battlefield. The banner proclaiming "In 4 Months… Time Runs Out!" ties this 2015 issue directly into the Secret Wars countdown, raising the stakes considerably for Jonathan Hickman's "We Three Kings" story inside. With Stefano Caselli on art and Frank Martin's colors, this is a compelling entry in one of Marvel's most ambitious Avengers runs.