Black Widow #6

Chris Samnee and Matthew Wilson's cover for this 2016 Marvel issue is a masterclass in quiet menace — Natasha Romanoff stands tall in her black suit, red hair swept back, her expression cool and unreadable as a miniature Iron Man fires a blast across her chest and two other figures loom in the shadows of her silhouette. The layered composition suggests a web of competing forces closing in around her, perfectly setting the stage for the "Showdown" promised inside. With Mark Waid and Samnee at the helm, this is espionage storytelling with real artistic confidence.