Empire #2

A dark-haired woman in a purple-and-yellow bodysuit stands at the center of Barry Kitson's striking cover, eyes closed and head tilted back as she clutches a glowing dagger — surrounded by inset panels hinting at soldiers in combat, an armored golden face, a piercing green eye, and a bloodied rose. Mark Waid's "Show of Force" promises the kind of morally complex, high-stakes storytelling that made this DC mature-readers series a compelling corner of 2003's landscape. With Kitson handling both pencils and inks, the cover composition feels bold and deliberate — a perfect visual invitation to the world of Empire.