The Walking Dead #146

Subtitled "A Breaking Point Reached," this 2015 installment of Robert Kirkman's post-apocalyptic saga delivers exactly the tension its title promises. Charlie Adlard's cover depicts a dark-haired woman driving her prosthetic hand squarely into the face of a large, bloodied man — both combatants already showing the marks of a brutal struggle, with a knife visible in the foreground. It's a raw, visceral image that captures the human conflict at the heart of The Walking Dead just as vividly as any walker encounter.