Uncanny Avengers #24

Part of Marvel's 2014 "March to AXIS" initiative, this issue of Uncanny Avengers sets an urgent, combative tone right on its Paul Renaud cover — Scarlet Witch charges forward in her crimson costume, mystic energy crackling around her, flanked by a fist-raised Havok and a claws-extended Rogue against a bleak, barbed-wire-strewn backdrop, with a blood-red Red Skull looming ominously in the background. The title "Far from Refuge" promises little comfort for this unity team, and the grim surroundings reinforce exactly that feeling. Rick Remender and Salvador Larroca deliver what looks to be a pivotal chapter in the road toward AXIS.