Injustice: Gods among Us Year Five #9

Few covers in 2016 captured moral collapse as starkly as this one: a gaunt, hollow-eyed Superman clutches his own chest with bloodied hands, the "S" shield still visible beneath his fingers while the words "I Monster" loom over him like a confession. David Yardin's cover art leans into shadow and grime to present a Man of Steel who looks genuinely broken — less all-powerful god, more haunted soul confronting what he's become. Brian Buccellato, Tom Derenick, and Rex Lokus bring Injustice: Gods Among Us — Year Five to one of its most unsettling visual moments yet with issue #9.