Secret Warriors #26

Paul Renaud's cover for this 2011 Marvel issue sets up a tense face-off: a one-eyed, gun-toting operative on the left squares off against a powerfully built, bald figure whose glowing fist dominates the right — all framed beneath the unmistakable HYDRA skull emblem. The subtitle "Wheels Within Wheels" hints at the layered intrigue that Jonathan Hickman and Alessandro Vitti have been weaving throughout this run. If you've been following the espionage-drenched machinations of Secret Warriors, issue #26 looks like a satisfying escalation.