Ultimate Power #3

The third chapter of this nine-part crossover event delivers a cover that crackles with inter-team tension — Wolverine's adamantium claws extend menacingly in the foreground while a sprawling clash of heroes erupts behind him, with Spider-Man swinging in from the upper corner and a crowd of combatants trading blows across the composition. Greg Land's pencils and Matt Ryan's inks give the whole scene a kinetic, almost cinematic energy that makes it clear alliances are fracturing fast. With Brian Michael Bendis steering the story and Justin Ponsor's colors bringing the action to vivid life, this 2007 series is a satisfying convergence of the Ultimate universe at full throttle.