Captain America #36

Part six of "The Burden of Dreams" arc arrives in April 2008, and the cover by Steve Epting sets the tone with striking confidence — a new figure in the Captain America costume charges forward, dual pistols raised and the iconic red-white-and-blue shield in hand, while Black Widow stands armed in her black tactical suit and a brooding male face looms large in the background. A young woman's face gazes out from the foreground, adding quiet emotional weight to this ensemble of tension and uncertainty. Ed Brubaker, Butch Guice, Mike Perkins, and Frank D'Armata's "Secret Invasion"-era chapter promises the kind of layered espionage drama this creative team delivers so well.