New Warriors #7

The cover of this 2000 Marvel series puts Firestrike front and center in a tense, intimate standoff with a pale, dark-haired woman in striking white-and-black face paint — a gun visible between them and the bold tagline asking whether he'll "Kiss Her… or Kill Her." Penciled by Darick Robertson and inked by Walden Wong, it's a striking piece of cover art that wrings real dramatic tension out of a single charged moment. "Change of Heart" promises exactly the kind of high-stakes personal conflict that keeps superhero storytelling compelling.