Invincible Iron Man #521

Kicking off "The Future" arc in 2012, Invincible Iron Man #521 opens with a striking cover by Salvador Larroca showing a sleek, silver-armored figure — grappled by a massive mechanical tentacle — firing repulsor blasts against a looming, heavily armored vessel bathed in eerie green light. The dynamic tension between the lone armored figure and that hulking mechanical threat sets an urgent, high-stakes tone for what lies ahead. Matt Fraction and Larroca, with colors by Frank D'Armata, bring a cinematic sense of scale to this opener that makes it hard to put down before you've even cracked the cover.