Ultimate Spider-Man #16

The "Kraven the Hunter" arc is in full swing with this 2002 installment of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man, and the cover by Mark Bagley and Art Thibert makes a strong case for the series' kinetic visual style. Spider-Man fills the frame in a sleek, shadowy blue-and-red suit, lunging forward with webbed hands outstretched against an urban rooftop backdrop — all coiled energy and urgent motion. With Brian Michael Bendis, Bagley, and Art Thibert driving the creative engine, this is the Ultimate Universe doing what it does best: putting a fresh, propulsive spin on one of Marvel's most enduring characters.