Avengers #501

Avengers #501 kicks off "Chaos Part Two of Four," Brian Michael Bendis's unsettling 2004 arc brought to vivid life by David Finch and Danny Miki's cover pencils and inks. The cover assembles three heavy hitters in urgent close-up — Iron Man thrusting a repulsor-lit gauntlet forward, the Scarlet Witch crackling with energy at his back, and a steely-eyed Captain America pressing into the foreground alongside what appears to be the Hulk lurking at the edge of the frame. With that lineup of powerhouses gathered under the "Avengers Assemble" banner, whatever chaos is brewing clearly demands every titan the team has to offer.