Ultimate Spider-Man #40

Perched atop a rooftop ledge against a moody, twilight cityscape, Spider-Man stands in quiet, almost contemplative stillness — a striking contrast to the web-slinger's usual frenetic energy. Mark Bagley's cover art bathes the wall-crawler in cool blue shadow, with the glittering skyline of the city stretching out behind him and lending the scene a sense of real weight and solitude. With Brian Michael Bendis and Bagley at the helm for this 2003 chapter of the Ultimate universe, "Average Bear" promises to be another compelling installment in one of Marvel's most engaging ongoing series.