Fantastic Four #5AU

Tied into Marvel's 2013 Age of Ultron crossover event, this special issue pits the Fantastic Four against an overwhelming army of golden robotic Ultron drones surging across the cover in an almost unstoppable wave. The Thing and Sue Storm (alongside what appears to be a teammate in a lab coat) stand their ground at the right, outnumbered as the mechanical horde fills every inch of the composition — a testament to the scope of the threat bearing down on Marvel's First Family. Mark Bagley and Scott Hanna deliver a kinetic, visually dense cover that makes the odds feel genuinely daunting, while the creative team of Matt Fraction, André Araújo, and José Villarrubia brings the story to life inside.