The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1

Marvel's 2013 Superior Spider-Month kicks off with a team book that flips the script — instead of heroes, the spotlight belongs entirely to the villains. The cover by Marcos Martín places six costumed ne'er-do-wells front and center, including the winged Beetle, the gold-and-black-clad Shocker, a white-and-blue Speed Demon, Overdrive, and Boomerang, all scrambling forward beneath the looming crimson shadow of Spider-Man himself. Writer Nick Spencer and artist Steve Lieber, with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg, promise a series with real personality — and this first issue sets the tone with a cover that's equal parts stylish and slyly comedic.