Forever Evil #2

The Crime Syndicate stands triumphant on this David Finch and Richard Friend cover — Ultraman looms imposingly at the top alongside Superwoman, while a grinning Johnny Quick crouches at center, and a battered, struggling Superboy and what appears to be a fallen hero lie scattered at their feet. Geoff Johns's seven-part New 52 event rolls into its second chapter with "Rats," and the cover makes clear that Earth's villainous counterparts have a firm, menacing grip on the world they've claimed. If issue one set the stage for this dark new order, issue two promises the chaos is only deepening.