Countdown #5

With only five issues left before Final Crisis, Countdown #5 sets the tone with Scott Kolins's cover — a harrowing vision of the Statue of Liberty surrounded by raging infernos, her torch blazing against a smoke-choked sky as the cityscape behind her burns and fallen figures litter the foreground. The image, credited "after Kirby," gives the apocalyptic scene a weight that feels both timely and mythic. It's a striking entry point into "End Times," with Paul Dini, Keith Giffen, and Adam Beechen steering the series toward its endgame.