I, Vampire #16

Against a backdrop of ancient Egyptian pyramids, this cover by Alex Garner presents a seething mass of pale, snarling vampires surging forward with feral intensity — a tableau that makes the tagline "The Rise of Cain — The First Vampire!" feel genuinely ominous. Two dominant figures tear through the chaos at the center, wounded and wild-eyed, surrounded by red-eyed creatures clawing up from below in a scene that feels ancient and unstoppable. Joshua Hale Fialkov and Scott Clark's New 52 series continues to earn its place on the pull list with this visceral March 2013 chapter, "Nimrod's Son.