Avengers #5

Part of Jonathan Hickman's ambitious 2013 Avengers run, issue #5 carries the intriguing story title "Superguardian" and features art by Adam Kubert with colors by Frank Martin. Dustin Weaver's cover is a striking visual feast — a sleek, white-and-black armored female figure strides forward in the foreground, her red-lensed eyes glowing with purpose, while behind her a cosmic ensemble of heroes including a caped figure against a ringed planet and a red-suited character surge forward from the stars. The split composition, contrasting deep space on one side with a warm, sunlit Midwestern farmscape on the other, hints at a story pulling in two very different directions.