Forever Evil #4

The Crime Syndicate looms large in the background of David Finch and Richard Friend's striking cover — Ultraman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, and their fellow villains radiating menace against a fiery sky — while front and center, an armored Lex Luthor squares off in a brutal clash with a bloodied Batman. That tagline says it all: "Lex Luthor and Batman: Humanity's Last Hope??" The pairing of DC's greatest villain with its darkest hero makes this fourth chapter of Geoff Johns's seven-part New 52 event feel genuinely compelling.