Invincible #117

Few superhero covers pause this quietly — a young couple cradling a baby stand silhouetted before a massive viewport, a ringed planet and sprawling galaxy stretching out beyond them in gorgeous violet hues. Ryan Ottley's linework and Jean-François Beaulieu's color work give the scene a warmth that makes the vastness of space feel almost tender rather than threatening. Robert Kirkman's Invincible #117 proves that a series billing itself as "the only superhero comic you'll ever need" can earn that tagline with something as simple as a family gazing at the stars.