All-New Ultimates #2

Four silhouetted figures — each lit by glowing red eyes and set against bold color-blocked panels of yellow, purple, sage, and red — make for a striking, design-forward cover by David Nakayama that feels as much like a graphic art print as a superhero comic. The subtitle "No Gods, No Masters" signals an attitude as sharp as the team's collective posture, and SuperiorSpiderTalk.com's pull quote ("All-New Ultimates is on a roll, and it's pretty great") only adds to the sense that this 2015 Marvel series was hitting its stride. If you enjoy stylish team books with a street-level edge, this volume is a confident showcase of what the Ultimate Universe's younger generation had to offer.