New Avengers: Luke Cage #2

Part two of this three-issue limited series puts Luke Cage front and center — literally — as the steel-skinned hero throws a fierce punch directly into the snarling jaws of a massive tiger bearing down on him from above, while a second big cat looms menacingly below. It's a striking composition from cover artist Eric Canete that conveys raw, bone-crunching power without a word of dialogue. With John Arcudi's story "The Land Where the Killers Dwell" driving the action, this 2010 Marvel Heroic Age tie-in is a lean, confident showcase for one of Marvel's toughest street-level heroes.