New Avengers: The Reunion #2

Part two of this 2009 Dark Reign limited series delivers one of the most quietly charged covers of the year — a close, tense embrace between two figures in tactical gear set against a smoldering red-and-orange backdrop, the woman in white-and-black with distinctive goggles pushed up in her hair, the man armored and gripping her with an intensity that blurs the line between reunion and confrontation. Jo Chen's painted cover art brings real emotional weight to the scene, balancing romantic tension with an undercurrent of danger. With Jim McCann writing and the López art team of David and Álvaro inside, "Kiss Me Deadly" promises that the story lives up to its evocative title.