Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #7

Frankenstein looms large on J. G. Jones's striking cover, stitched face set in grim determination as he levels a firearm straight at the viewer, surrounded by a golden army of advancing humanoid figures against a city skyline crackling with electric energy. The tagline "Rise of the Humanids" sets the stage for what promises to be a tense continuation of "The Siege of S.H.A.D.E. City" in part two of the arc. With Jeff Lemire writing and Alberto Ponticelli on interior art, this 2012 New 52 series continues to put DC's most gloriously strange monster-agent front and center.