S.H.I.E.L.D. #5

Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver's ambitious S.H.I.E.L.D. saga reaches its fifth chapter with a cover by Gerald Parel that crackles with raw energy — a masked figure in dark tactical gear channels arcing lightning through both glowing fists against a fractured, electric backdrop. "The Forgotten Machines of Nikola Tesla" promises that the series' blend of secret history and cosmic science is still firing on all cylinders in 2011.