Captain America #16

Washington, D.C. is under siege on Steve Epting's cover for Captain America #16, where Cap squares off against a massive, lumbering stone-like creature amid explosions, flying figures, and red laser blasts — with the Capitol Building and Washington Monument both engulfed in chaos behind him. A red-haired woman fights at his side as the city crumbles around them, making for a genuinely striking image of America's landmarks under threat. With Ed Brubaker and Cullen Bunn co-writing "New World Orders Part 2" and Scot Eaton on interior art, this 2012 Marvel issue promises a story every bit as intense as its cover suggests.