Nightcrawler #8

Nightcrawler leaps front and center on Todd Nauck's energetic cover, sword in hand and tail curled, flanked by a formidable lineup that includes Wolverine looming large on the left, a swashbuckling white-haired figure in pirate attire, Storm, and a crowd of additional X-Men figures rendered in vivid detail against a warm, fiery backdrop. Chris Claremont and Nauck's 2015 series continues to put Kurt Wagner in his element — dashing, dangerous, and surrounded by allies and complications in equal measure. Rachelle Rosenberg's colors give the whole scene a bright, charged energy that makes this one hard to pass by on the shelf.