Flash Annual #1

The Flash faces a formidable lineup in this oversized 2012 annual, with the scarlet speedster squaring off against a group of powered adversaries — including a figure channeling blazing energy, a cold-wielding opponent crackling with icy blue power, a luminous woman whose hair blazes like a comet, and several others closing in from all sides. Francis Manapul's cover renders the confrontation with kinetic elegance, figures mid-lunge across crumbling terrain as the Flash holds his ground at the center of the chaos. At $4.99, this New 52 annual promises an expanded canvas for the kind of action-packed storytelling that made this era of the title so visually striking.