Deadpool #21

Few covers capture Deadpool's particular brand of chaos quite like this one — the Merc with a Mouth stands atop a gleaming red classic convertible rocketing through the clouds, rocket launcher in hand and spent shell casings flying, with a massive S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier bearing down on him from above. Mark Brooks' cover art perfectly frames the "Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D." premise teased right on the cover logo, and the city sprawling far below makes the whole absurd aerial showdown feel genuinely epic. With Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan writing and Jordie Bellaire's sharp colors, this 2014 issue promises the kind of wildly entertaining, high-stakes mayhem the series does so well.