Heroes for Hire #5

Against a full moon and star-scattered night sky, a winged, demonic figure looms triumphantly over a fallen hero in red-and-gold armor — a striking image of menace wrapped in an unsettling smile. Billy Tucci's cover artwork is beautifully rendered, with those fiery bat-wings spreading wide to command the entire composition. Written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with interior art by Francis Portela, this February 2007 installment of Heroes for Hire carries the "Back in Black" banner and promises the kind of dark, high-stakes tension the cover so vividly delivers.