Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #527

Black Panther charges forward in full costume on Francesco Francavilla's striking cover, fists clenched and eyes locked ahead with unmistakable intensity — looming behind him in a fiery circular vignette are two imposing figures, a powerfully built bald man and a masked hero in an orange-and-brown costume. The tagline "Here Comes the Pain" says everything you need to know about the tone David Liss and Michael Avon Oeming are bringing to part three of this arc. With Felix Serrano's warm, burnished palette giving the whole thing a gritty, street-level feel, this 2012 chapter of The Most Dangerous Man Alive has a cool, confident energy that's hard to resist.