The Mighty Avengers #21

Part one of "Earth's Mightiest" arrives under the shadow of Dark Reign, and Khoi Pham and Danny Miki's cover sets the tone with three figures surging forward through a haze of crackling pink energy — a blue-skinned woman with bladed gauntlets, a goggled hero in black and gold, and a scarlet-caped figure poised in the background. Dan Slott kicks off his three-part story with a title that promises sharp minds alongside super-powered muscle, and the charged atmosphere on this cover suggests the Mighty Avengers are stepping into something serious. A compelling entry point for anyone following Marvel's 2009 landscape of shifting alliances and uncertain allegiances.