DC Special: Raven #4

Raven sits in deep meditation at the center of this striking 2008 cover, her dark cloak fanning out around her in a lotus position while swirling flames of orange, yellow, and red blaze dramatically behind her — a tension between inner stillness and outer chaos that feels perfectly suited to the character. Glowing yellow eyes and jeweled red gems at her waist and collar add an otherworldly intensity to the image, rendered with bold, stylized linework by cover artist Damion Scott. The fourth chapter of a five-part DC Special series, with Marv Wolfman writing and Scott and Robert Campanella on interior art, this penultimate installment promises that "Pieces of the Puzzle" are finally falling into place.