Secret Empire #7

Marvel's 2017 crossover event reaches a fever pitch with this seventh chapter from Nick Spencer, Andrea Sorrentino, Rod Reis, and Joshua Cassara. Mark Brooks' cover says it all: Black Widow crouches amid a devastated cityscape, sniper rifle trained on a targeting reticle that frames both Captain America and Spider-Man in her sights — burning debris falling around them against a darkened sky dominated by the unmistakable Hydra skull. It's a tense, beautifully composed image that captures the event's atmosphere of fractured alliances and high stakes perfectly.