Painkiller Jane #5

Part three of the "Time to Kill" arc puts Painkiller Jane in a precarious spot — the cover by Alecia Rodriguez shows the red-haired, battle-worn Jane pinned on her back, her gun hand locked in the grip of a looming armored figure as she stares up with fierce, defiant eyes. It's a viscerally tense image that captures the crossover's premise — Painkiller Jane vs. The Terminator — with real style and physical stakes. Jimmy Palmiotti and Nigel Raynor's 2008 Dynamite series was also riding the wave of Jane's Sci-Fi Channel TV spotlight, making this a great moment to be following her relentless fight for survival.