Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1

When the Crime Syndicate plunges the DC Universe into darkness, someone still has to hold the line — and that's precisely the promise of this 2013 New 52 miniseries opener. Brett Booth and Mark Irwin's cover charges forward with a determined squad of A.R.G.U.S. agents in tactical gear, dual pistols blazing, backed by a montage of looming faces — allies or enemies — against a fiery sky, with the tagline "In the Absence of Heroes… Humanity's Greatest Must Save the World!" making the stakes unmistakably clear. Writer Sterling Gates leads a robust creative team including artists Philip Tan, Neil Edwards, and Javier Pina for what looks to be a tense, ground-level thriller set squarely in the Forever Evil landscape.