Namora #1

Part of Marvel's Women of Marvel one-shot series, this 2010 release gives Aquaria Nautica Neptunia — Namora — a solo spotlight she richly deserves. Stephanie Hans's cover is quietly arresting: Namora floats face-up in open water, eyes closed, her blonde hair spreading through the dark swells, while debris — a capsized hull and a sinking robed figure — drifts in the distance behind her. Writer Jeff Parker and artist Sara Pichelli, with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg, bring the story "Lost at Sea" to life, and that haunting cover sets an atmospheric, melancholy tone that makes this one-shot genuinely hard to put down.