Countdown #46

DC's weekly Countdown series rolls into issue #46 with a cover by Ed Benes that crackles with street-level intensity. Against a golden Washington, D.C. skyline — the Washington Monument and Capitol dome clearly visible — a blue-skinned, purple-haired fighter in black (identified on the cover as Forerunner) dominates a bloodied, dark-clad opponent mid-brawl. With an interior story titled "Weapon of War" and a creative team including Paul Dini, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Jesús Saiz, this is one pulse-quickening chapter in DC's ambitious 2007 weekly epic.