John Carter, Warlord of Mars #14

Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved Martian adventures, this 2015 Dynamite issue plants John Carter and Dejah Thoris back-to-back against what appears to be a massive, snarling creature looming beneath them — blades drawn and expressions fierce with determination. Fritz Casas delivers a cover that crackles with tension, the fiery red Martian sky amplifying the sense of desperate, close-quarters danger surrounding the two warriors. With Ron Marz and Ian Edginton co-writing and Ariel Medel on interior art, "Homecoming?" promises the kind of sword-and-planet excitement that has kept Burroughs' world alive for generations of readers.