Spider-Woman #3

Spider-Woman hurls herself through a blazing storm of orange and smoke on Alex Maleev's cover — her red-and-yellow costume catching the light as she reaches one arm skyward in a moment that feels simultaneously like a fall and a leap of total commitment. Brian Michael Bendis and Maleev bring their unmistakable sensibility to this third chapter of "Agent of S.W.O.R.D.," and the cover alone makes a compelling case for the kind of street-level intensity they brought to Marvel in 2010. If Jessica Drew's journey has been building toward something, this image of her surrounded by fire and chaos suggests the pressure is absolutely on.