Fantastic Four #608

Sue Storm commands the foreground of this lush jungle setting, her Fantastic Four uniform gleaming white as she extends a hand with unmistakable authority — Frank Cho's cover art gives her a presence that stops you cold. Behind her, Storm crouches poised among the ancient trees while Black Panther lurks in the shadowy undergrowth, making this dense, verdant environment feel genuinely dangerous. Jonathan Hickman's run on Fantastic Four was firing on all cylinders in 2012, and "City of the Dead" promises the kind of rich, myth-layered storytelling that made this era so memorable.