Flashpoint #3

The penultimate halfway point of DC's 2011 event series arrives with a cover by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope that pulls no punches: the Flash, Batman, and Cyborg loom over a dark-haired figure seen from behind, all bathed in an urgent crimson atmosphere, while a shattered Superman symbol looms in the background — and the bold banner "Project Superman Revealed!" promises the stakes are only climbing. Geoff Johns' five-part series is in full swing here at issue three, with the Flashpoint world looking increasingly fractured and dangerous. It's a tense, visually gripping chapter in one of 2011's most ambitious DC storylines.