Deadpool #23

Mark Brooks delivers a genuinely unsettling cover for this 2014 installment of "Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D." — a towering, monstrous figure dominates the darkness, its half-masked face twisted into a snarl, while a ravaged Deadpool head dangles from its outstretched hand, held aloft by threads of sinew and web-like strands. The oppressive black backdrop and rich, visceral lighting give the image a cinematic menace that signals Wade Wilson is in serious trouble this arc. Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, and Mike Hawthorne carry the story inside, making this a compelling pick-up for anyone following Deadpool's increasingly complicated relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D.