Invincible Iron Man #9

Part of Marvel's 2009 "Dark Reign" event, this issue presents its cover concept with stark, clever simplicity — a police lineup grid showing both Tony Stark and the Iron Man armor from the front and side, as if the man and the suit are equally fugitive. Salvador Larroca's linework captures a quiet tension in Stark's expression that says everything about his precarious situation without a single word. With Matt Fraction writing and Frank D'Armata's colors grounding the image in cool, serious tones, "World's Most Wanted Part 2" promises a story where being Iron Man has become something far more dangerous than a superpower.