Blue Beetle #16

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Blue Beetle #16 brings writer Tony Bedard and artist Marcio Takara together for a story titled "Bufferworld." The cover by Freddie Williams II puts Blue Beetle front and center in his sleek blue-and-silver scarab armor, surging forward with clenched fists above a massive, glowing-eyed skull — all while grasping claws and tendrils press in from the edges, underscoring the tagline "Last Stand Into the Threshold." It's a striking, tension-filled image that sets the stage for what promises to be a genuinely dangerous chapter for Jaime Reyes.