Back to the Future #12

Two guitar-wielding rivals face off nose-to-nose on this charged cover — Marty McFly in his familiar red vest squaring up against a leather-jacketed punk sporting a Union Jack patch, with electric guitars flanking them on both sides like dueling weapons. IDW's Back to the Future #12 captures that irresistible tension between rock 'n' roll confidence and all-out confrontation in a single striking image. With Gale, Barber, Vieceli, and Rio credited, this 2016 issue is a great example of the series living up to its own press — that pull quote up top calling it "wonderful" feels well-earned.