New Avengers #3

From writer Jonathan Hickman and cover artist Jock, this 2013 Marvel NOW! issue of New Avengers opens with a striking, tension-laden image: Captain America's shield resting on the floor, illuminated in a pool of light, as a group of figures stand silently around it in a circle. The composition — all legs and shadows, the Avengers logo etched into the floor below — radiates a sense of grave reckoning and fractured alliance. Interior art by Steve Epting and Rick Magyar, colored by Frank D'Armata, promises the same moody, cinematic weight that defines this era of the Illuminati's story.