Absolute Flash #6

Four hard-edged figures line up against a police height chart in a gritty police lineup scene — numbers 2, 3, and 4 in hand, attitudes fully intact — making it immediately clear that the Rogues are front and center in this interlude issue of Jeff Lemire's Absolute Flash. Nick Robles brings a grounded, almost noir sensibility to the cover, from the mustachioed figure at center coolly holding his number to the masked figure crouching at left and the defiant woman at right. It's a sharp, character-driven image that sets the tone perfectly for a story stepping away from the Flash to spend some quality time with his most colorful adversaries.