Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #39

Mateus Santolouco's cover for issue #39 delivers an arresting rooftop image of Slash and Rocksteady leaping aggressively through a New York City alleyway — Slash brandishing a sword and claws while Rocksteady swings a sledgehammer, rubble exploding around them against a dusky orange sky. "New Mutant Order, Part 3" promises that IDW's mutant-heavy storyline is building toward something intense, with Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, and Bobby Curnow steering the series alongside Santolouco's razor-sharp linework and Ronda Pattison's moody colors. If you've been following this arc in 2014, this cover alone makes it clear the stakes — and the muscle — are only getting bigger.