Mega Man #45

Archie's Mega Man #45 kicks off "The Ultimate Betrayal," a four-part storyline that clearly has our blue-armored hero pushed to his emotional limit — the cover captures him mid-scream, fists clenched, surrounded by flames and fallen robots while a looming mechanical beast lurks in the fiery background. Behind him, a white-bearded older man and a young girl look on in alarm, hinting at the personal stakes driving that raw, anguished cry. With Flynn, Odagawa, and Martin on the creative team, this 2015 Archie Action entry promises the kind of dramatic intensity that Comics Alliance called "one of the most compelling stories in comics.