Deadpool #54

The boldly stark design of this 2012 Marvel issue makes clever use of negative space, shrinking Deadpool down to a small, warmly lit vignette at the bottom — a genuinely clever visual joke from cover artist Dave Johnson. In that narrow strip, Wade Wilson lounges in full red suit, casually reading a book by flashlight amid a cluttered hideout, looking remarkably relaxed for a man in the middle of an arc called "Dead Part Five." Daniel Way and Alé Garza bring their run to this penultimate chapter with a cover that says a lot about Deadpool's irreverent attitude without saying a word.