DC Universe Presents #7

The Challengers of the Unknown take center stage in this 2012 New 52 entry from DC Universe Presents, with cover art by Ryan Sook that immediately communicates peril — several team members in their distinctive purple-and-black uniforms are tumbling helplessly, while two more lie motionless below, all dwarfed by a massive, grotesquely scarred red figure looming at the left. The tagline "Seconds 'Til Death!" leaves little doubt that Dan DiDio, Jerry Ordway, and Ray McCarthy are putting this daring team through a genuinely harrowing ordeal. For fans of adventure-driven ensemble books, this issue offers a compelling reason to see just how close to the edge the Challengers are willing to go.