Doc Savage #6

Part of DC's 2010 "First Wave" initiative, this issue of Doc Savage carries the moody subtitle "War-Torn Wasteland" — and J.G. Jones's painted cover delivers on that tension beautifully. A towering, stone-faced Doc Savage looms against a bristling backdrop of missiles and weaponry, while two vulnerable children huddle together in a rendered inset at his chest, rendered in a striking red-tinted vignette. The contrast between the Man of Bronze's imposing physical presence and those two small figures gives the image a quiet, unsettling weight that sets a compelling tone for Ivan Brandon, Brian Azzarello, and Nic Klein's story inside — plus a bonus Justice Inc. second feature.