Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #8

The cover by Mark Bagley and Scott Hanna throws Ben Reilly's Scarlet Spider into a mid-air brawl high above a city skyline, his red-and-blue costume unmistakable as he tangles with the armored, pink-and-grey clad Hornet — energy blasts and web-lines crackling between them amid a scatter of startled doves. The tagline "Feels the Sting of the Hornet!" sets the tone perfectly for this 2017 clash of costumed combatants. Peter David's writing paired with Will Sliney's art promises the kind of kinetic, character-driven Marvel storytelling that made this run stand out.