Exceptional X-Men #12

Four mutants are caught in a spiraling vortex of purple and white energy on Carmen Carnero's striking cover — two figures tumble in the foreground while a woman with flowing hair and another with golden features and braided locs reach outward against a star-filled cosmic backdrop. Eve L. Ewing, Federica Mancin, and Nolan Woodard's Exceptional X-Men arrives at issue #12 with a sense of real momentum, the swirling composition suggesting forces well beyond anyone's control. If this series has been on your radar, this visually charged chapter looks like a fine place to feel that pull.