Green Arrow #12

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Green Arrow #12 brings writer Ann Nocenti and cover artist Harvey Tolibao together for a story titled "Saving Face." The cover sets an immediate tone: Oliver Queen in his armored green suit draws his bow under pressure, locked in a three-way confrontation with a heavily tattooed, knife-wielding attacker and a second agile combatant — all of it unfolding against the looming, carved stone face of a massive idol. The cover's tagline, "Battle in the House of Death!", says everything you need to know about the kind of high-stakes chaos waiting inside.