Invincible #44

Against a vivid pink background, a white-suited female superhero stares down the reader with cold, battle-hardened intensity — her costume and clenched fists drenched in blood, suggesting she's just come through something brutal. Ryan Ottley's cover art is striking in its stark contrast between the bright palette and the raw violence implied by all that crimson. Robert Kirkman's Invincible was consistently one of Image's boldest superhero books in 2007, and issue #44 makes that case immediately without saying a word.