H-E-R-O #16

DC's H-E-R-O reaches its sixteenth issue with a cover by Jason Pearson that immediately commands attention: a blood-spattered superhero in a red-and-gold costume and cape stands triumphantly in the foreground, flashing a wide, unsettling grin, while a pile of battered, groaning figures — both costumed and not — lie strewn across the rubble behind him. The tagline "Goodguys and Bad Guys!" raises a pointed question about exactly which category this grinning, battle-worn figure belongs to. With Will Pfeifer writing and Dale Eaglesham on interior art, this first chapter of a new arc looks like a sharp, morally charged turn for the series.