Carnage #12

Carnage looms massive and terrifyingly evolved on this cover by Kendrick "Kunkka" Lim — a seething mass of crimson symbiote tendrils with a glowing chest cavity, bearing down on a fallen Captain America whose shield-bearing form lies pinned beneath the creature's overwhelming presence. A second symbiote-entwined figure and what appears to be Wolverine flank the scene, suggesting the odds are stacked heavily against anyone trying to stand in Carnage's way. Alex Paknadel, Francesco Manna, and Erick Arciniega bring this 30th-anniversary chapter home with a cover that makes issue #12 feel like a genuine escalation.