Doctor Strange #12

Doctor Strange has traded his Cloak of Levitation for a bow and arrow on this striking cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend, where a grim-faced Stephen Strange draws aim while perched atop a heap of dark, skeletal creature remains against a vivid pink background. The image signals a grittier, more primal side of Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme as the new arc "Blood in the Aether" kicks off with issue #12. With Jason Aaron writing and Chris Bachalo on interior art alongside a full inking team, this 2016 jumping-on point looks like a compelling chapter for fans of Strange's more haunted, hard-won adventures.