Avenging Spider-Man #15.1

Paolo Rivera's cover for this 2013 Marvel issue is a wonderfully clever visual treat — a sprawling collage of comic panels fans out like playing cards, each one depicting Spider-Man in tense confrontations with classic villains including Doctor Octopus and the Vulture, while a mysterious costumed figure looms large in the foreground examining them. It's a design that celebrates the web-slinger's rich history of rivalry and combat in a single eye-catching image. With Chris Yost writing and Paco Medina on interior art, Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 looks like a great entry point for anyone who loves Spidey at his scrappiest best.