Ultimate Spider-Man #159

Part four of five in the "Death of Spider-Man" arc arrives with a cover that crackles with raw tension — Spider-Man is caught between a snarling, red-clad Juggernaut-like brute bearing down on him and an electrified, glowing figure hovering ominously over a nighttime cityscape. Bagley and Lanning deliver a cover that makes the odds against the wall-crawler feel genuinely overwhelming, with lightning arcing through the sky as the city looms indifferent below. Bendis, Bagley, Lanning, and Ponsor are all firing on all cylinders as this penultimate chapter promises a story living up to its weighty title.