Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #4

Peter Cannon stands front and center in his sleek armored suit — red torso, blue chevron, and a diamond-patterned black body glove — projecting the calm self-possession of someone who has mastered mind and body alike. Surrounding him in a striking yellow-tinted montage are multiple looming faces, from a bearded elder to masked and helmeted figures, suggesting a web of formidable personalities converging on his world. Alex Ross's painted cover work gives issue #4 of this 2012 Dynamite series a genuinely compelling presence, and with Steve Darnall and Alex Ross crafting the story "Magnificent Obsessions," there's real creative firepower behind the pages.