Marvel Knights 4 #22

Ben Grimm looms large on this 2005 Marvel Knights installment, gripping a Yancy Street corner sign with his massive rocky fists — a quietly powerful image that roots the ever-lovable Thing firmly in the New York neighborhood that shaped him. Story title "The Yancy Street Golem" promises something steeped in Ben's complicated relationship with his old stomping grounds, and Tony Harris's cover art delivers a moody, street-level portrait that feels more literary than bombastic. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Valentine DeLandro continue their thoughtful run on this series, making issue #22 a compelling pick for readers who appreciate the human — and inhuman — heart beneath the orange rock.