Hawkman #9

Hawkman #9 teams the winged warrior with the golden-helmeted Doctor Fate, the two figures surging forward together against a swirling sea of Venus symbols that hints at mysterious feminine forces at work. The cover by Andrew Robinson is a striking piece of 2003 DC art, rendered with a moody, atmospheric palette of blues and golds that gives the whole image an eerie, mystical charge. With Geoff Johns and James Robinson co-writing and Rags Morales on interior art, "In the Hands of Fate" promises a story where ancient heroism collides with something genuinely otherworldly.