Captain Marvel #5

Carol Danvers strikes a confident salute atop a glowing star set against a sweeping cosmic backdrop in Kris Anka's cheerful recruitment-poster cover — the tagline "Join the Might That Is Alpha Flight" giving the whole image an infectiously optimistic, retro-military flair. This fifth chapter of "Rise of the Alpha Flight" finds writers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters deep into their run on Marvel's mightiest space-based heroine, with Anka's crisp linework and Matthew Wilson's vivid colors making the whole package feel like a love letter to adventure among the stars.