Runaways #26

Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan's run on Runaways continues with issue #26, and Jo Chen's painted cover sets the tone perfectly — a young girl in a red beret stands arms crossed with quiet defiance, while the skull-emblazoned armor of the Punisher looms large and impassive behind her. That contrast between the small, resolute kid and the imposing vigilante says everything about the stakes in "Dead-End Kids Part 2." It's the kind of cover that makes you want to find out exactly what these two very different characters are doing in the same space.