Green Arrow #48

A battered, battle-worn Green Arrow crouches beneath a pale winter moon, snow falling around him as he levels his compound bow with grim, red-eyed intensity — blood spatters visible on his costume and a skull-masked figure lurking at the edge of the frame. Szymon Kudranski's cover art sets a fittingly harsh, wintry tone for "Winter Crucible," the kind of image that promises Oliver Queen is being pushed well past his limits. Benjamin Percy, Patrick Zircher, and Gabe Eltaeb bring their considerable talents to this March 2016 chapter, and the cold, moody atmosphere suggests this is one fight where sheer survival may be the only victory on offer.