Moon Knight #23

This 2008 installment of "The Death of Marc Spector" arc brings a quietly menacing cover by Arthur Suydam: a masked, muscular villain in tactical gear stands confidently beside a bullet-riddled shooting-range target — one drawn in the unmistakable silhouette of Moon Knight himself, riddled dead-center. The villain holds a fanned hand of playing cards and a raised pistol, making his intentions toward the lunar avenger bracingly clear. With Mike Benson writing and Mark Texeira and Dan Brown bringing the interior to life, issue #23 promises the kind of gritty, personal stakes that define this run.