Fantastic Four #8

This 2013 Marvel NOW! installment of "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine" brings a quietly compelling double portrait to its cover, penciled by Mark Bagley and inked by Mark Farmer — the Thing's massive, craggy face looms large in the foreground while a young boy gazes thoughtfully beside him, both bathed in a warm, radiating glow. The pairing of Benjamin Grimm's rough-hewn exterior with the child's contemplative expression gives the image an unexpectedly tender weight. With Matt Fraction at the helm and a story titled "The Mobsters Are Due on Yancy Street!", this issue promises the FF's blend of heart and street-level adventure.