Hit-Girl #1

Hit-Girl gets her own solo series at last, and the cover — penciled by John Romita Jr. and inked by Tom Palmer — announces her return with zero subtlety: the masked, blood-splattered young vigilante sits astride a heavy motorcycle, hair whipping in the wind, staring the reader down with calm, unsettling confidence. The tagline "The Little Bitch Is Back!" sets the tone perfectly for what Mark Millar and his creative team have in store. If you've been waiting for Mindy Macready to step out of Kick-Ass's shadow and into her own spotlight, 2012 delivered exactly that.