Black Panther #32

This 2001 issue from Christopher Priest, Sal Velluto, and Bob Almond makes an immediate impression with its stark, high-contrast cover — rendered almost entirely in black, white, and a jarring blood-red that splashes across the industrial backdrop like a warning sign. The cover, penciled by Velluto and inked by Almond, depicts a menacing pale-skinned figure bristling with arrows and bladed weapons, standing triumphantly over a defeated, similarly skewered opponent at his feet. "Seduction of the Innocent, Book 2: Innocent Blood" promises tension and consequence, and this arresting image delivers on that mood without saying a single word.