Hawkman #27

In "The Black Bird," writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips deliver a haunting chapter in the Hawkman saga, where two past lives of the Hawks—an old Pinkerton detective and a hard-edged gun moll—cross paths in a moment of eerie recognition. Their reunion is short-lived, as they fall victim to a vengeful reincarnation of the ancient enemy Hath-Set, with Phillips’ stark, atmospheric art and Brian Miller’s moody colors heightening the dread. The cover by Sean Phillips captures the story’s grim, noir-tinged intensity.