Spider-Island #2

Set within Marvel's 2015 Secret Wars event, this second issue of Spider-Island drops readers into a wild battleground where a black-suited Spider-Man figure charges forward flanked by a heavily armed technologically advanced soldier, a werewolf-like Captain America, and a pair of snarling prehistoric predators — including what appears to be a massive crocodilian beast looming above. Humberto Ramos's cover crackles with kinetic energy, packing an extraordinary amount of mayhem into a single image. The bonus promise of an MC2 story by the original Spider-Girl team makes this an especially generous package for fans of the Spider-verse's many corners.