Uncanny X-Men #24

Dazzler takes center stage on Kris Anka's striking cover — her torn black costume and star emblem radiating a fierce, wounded energy against a deep crimson halo, golden diamond-sparks scattering around her as she clutches what appears to be a shredded piece of fabric. Ghostly blue figures loom in the background panels, hinting at a larger conflict surrounding her. Tied into Marvel's Original Sin crossover event, this 2014 issue from Brian Michael Bendis promises the kind of emotionally charged X-Men storytelling that made this volume so compelling.