Heroes for Hire #4

Four of Marvel's most formidable women stride forward in absolute lockstep on Billy Tucci's striking cover — Black Cat in her sleek black costume, a red-clad warrior with a katana and impressive afro, a figure in a white bodysuit with flowing auburn hair, and Spider-Woman in her classic black-and-red — all set against a blazing amber orb. The lineup radiates the kind of confident, no-nonsense energy that makes Heroes for Hire such an appealing corner of the Marvel universe. Writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, with interior art from Francis Portela and Billy Tucci, keep this 2007 series firing on all cylinders.