The Twelve #1

A wartime generation of Marvel heroes steps back into the spotlight with this handsome 2012 collection, its cover rendered entirely by Kaare Andrews. The image presents a striking ensemble — a central red-costumed hero flanked by a blonde woman in a purple cape, a figure wreathed in flame, a masked speedster in red, and several other determined-looking figures arrayed in a dramatic group portrait. Billed as "A Thrilling Novel of Tomorrow," this J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston saga wears its pulp-era ambitions proudly on its sleeve.