Captain Marvel #2

Carol Danvers flexes her arm in a deliberate nod to the classic "We Can Do It" pose, rendered against a bold golden background that practically radiates confidence — it's a cover that announces this Captain Marvel means business. The red-and-blue uniform with its signature star emblem looks sharp under pencils by Ed McGuinness and inks by Dexter Vines, capturing Carol with a steely gaze that perfectly suits the "Earth's Mightiest Hero" banner overhead. With Kelly Sue DeConnick writing and Dexter Soy on interior art, this 2012 series was already making a statement by its second issue.