Fire Power #5

Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee's Fire Power brings the action to an upscale restaurant setting in this fifth issue, where a menacing bald villain in dark armor — sporting a bold gold emblem — has seized a woman in a black dress by the throat while a horrified young man in a suit looks on helplessly. Samnee's cover linework is sharp and kinetic, capturing the gut-punch tension of violence invading an ordinary evening, with Matt Wilson's warm, moody colors deepening the sense of dread. It's a compelling snapshot of the series' knack for grounding superhero conflict in strikingly human moments.