Green Arrow #13

A mysterious black-clad figure dominates Matt Wagner's striking cover for this 2002 Kevin Smith–written arc, standing alone and clutching a broken green arrow while a single word balloon reads simply "SNAP." The vivid, kaleidoscopic backdrop of overlapping sound-effect lettering — BOOM, KRAK, SPLORCH, and more — creates a fascinating tension against the figure's eerie stillness. With Phil Hester and Ande Parks on interior art, "The Sound of Violence Part One: Frequency" promises a story as visually inventive as its cover suggests.