Hit-Girl #12

The "Rome" arc lands its fierce finale with Issue #12, and the cover — penciled and inked by Rafael Albuquerque — captures Hit-Girl mid-leap above a swirling mass of robed, sandal-wearing figures, dual blades in hand and blood spattering the white background in every direction. It's a striking bird's-eye composition that makes her the undeniable center of chaos, surrounded by opponents variously armed with rifles and staves and clearly getting the worst of the encounter. Written by Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone with colors by Marcelo Maiolo, this concluding chapter of the Rome storyline looks like a fittingly kinetic send-off to Hit-Girl's Italian adventure.