Doctor Spectrum #3

Part three of the six-part "Full Spectrum" storyline, this MAX Comics series from 2004 takes a grounded, mature approach to the Doctor Spectrum mythos. Dale Keown's cover art draws the eye to a close-up of two hands — one gripping a sharp instrument, the other open and vulnerable, with the distinctive multicolored Power Prism resting in its palm — a quiet, tension-filled image that feels more like a thriller than a superhero story. With Sara "Samm" Barnes writing and Travel Foreman on interior art, this is a series that rewards readers who like their superhero fiction with a little more edge.