Spider-Man / Deadpool #18

The cover of Spider-Man/Deadpool #18 makes a striking statement without showing either hero directly — instead, Ed McGuinness renders a shattered, smoke-trailing Spider-Man mask, its red and black panels cracked and scattered across the ground against a stark black void. It's a quietly unsettling image that signals real stakes heading into part five of "Itsy Bitsy," with the fragmented costume pieces suggesting things have gone seriously wrong for our web-slinging half of this duo. Kelly, McGuinness, Morales, and Keith deliver a cover that earns a second look, promising a chapter where the usual irreverent charm gives way to something considerably darker.