Countdown #22

With only 22 weeks left on the clock before Final Crisis, this chapter of DC's sprawling weekly epic bears the ominous tagline "Fire Pits of Hell!" — and the cover by Claudio Castellini delivers on that promise. A panicked civilian clutching a camera sprints for his life as a squad of armored, insectoid soldiers closes in behind him, all bathed in the hellish orange glow of explosions. It's a tense, kinetic image that sets the stakes perfectly for "Miracle Mile!" as written by Paul Dini, Tony Bedard, and Keith Giffen, with interior art by Carlos Magno.