Uncanny X-Men #19

Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham deliver a scorching chapter of the Avengers vs. X-Men saga with this 2012 tie-in, whose cover by Ron Garney makes the tension visceral and immediate. Dominating the image is a close-up of a screaming face bisected by the vivid red visor of Cyclops, while behind him a group of X-Men — including figures with fiery hair and gleaming armor — brace themselves amid roaring flames. It's a striking composition that captures the raw, desperate energy promised by the story title "The Passion of Scott Summers.