Hit-Girl #2

From Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., this second issue of Hit-Girl delivers a cover that commands attention: a blood-spattered Hit-Girl crouches low, gripping a sword planted blade-down before her, her masked face staring out with cold, unwavering intensity beneath a harsh overhead light. John Romita Jr.'s pencils and Tom Palmer's inks give her battered cape and battle-worn costume a gritty, tactile weight that perfectly suits this pint-sized force of nature. If issue one left you wanting more, the tagline says it all — "The Best Just Got Better.