Spider-Man: Lifeline #1

Spider-Man: Lifeline kicks off this three-part Marvel series with a striking cover by Steve Rude — Spider-Man lunges dynamically at the viewer, his red-and-blue suit rendered with crisp, confident linework, while a massive web fans out behind him against a mosaic of ghostly, overlapping panels hinting at a wider story in motion. The composition gives the whole thing an energetic, almost cinematic sweep that feels perfectly suited to a story subtitled "Pieces of Fate." With Fabian Nicieza writing and Steve Rude handling both pencils and inks, this 2001 miniseries opens on a genuinely promising note.