Dark Reign: Mister Negative #1

Part of Marvel's 2009 Dark Reign event, this opening chapter of a three-issue limited series puts Mr. Negative front and center in striking fashion. Jae Lee's cover says everything about the power dynamic at play: a chalk-white Mr. Negative looms triumphant overhead, blade raised high, while a defeated Spider-Man slumps beneath him amid the coiled form of a dragon sculpture. Writer Fred Van Lente and artist Gianluca Gugliotta team up to explore what "The Last Stand of Mr. Negative" really means for one of Spider-Man's most compelling adversaries.