Daredevil: Dark Nights #6

This sun-drenched cover by Amanda Conner trades the usual red costume for something far more casual — Matt Murdock in civilian mode, sporting a "Dare Devil" t-shirt, plaid shorts, and red-tinted glasses, billy club in hand, posed back-to-back with a confident, stylishly dressed woman against a warm Miami-style backdrop of palm trees and poolside sunbathers. The relaxed setting and knowing attitude give the image a real buddy-adventure energy that feels like a genuine departure from Daredevil's gritty Hell's Kitchen roots. With Palmiotti, Silas, DeCastro, and Fabela listed alongside Conner's breezy artwork, Dark Nights #6 looks like one of 2014's more playful corners of the Marvel universe.