Injustice: Gods among Us Year Two #9

The word "WAR" dominates the masthead of this 2014 DC installment, and the cover — penciled and inked by Stéphane Roux — makes the stakes unmistakably clear: a steely-eyed Superman stands front and center, flanked by a Green Lantern wreathed in crackling emerald energy and a stern, bald-headed figure, all three framed against a backdrop of green flame and Green Lantern insignias. The trio's grim expressions and the smoldering atmosphere signal that this chapter of Injustice: Gods Among Us Year Two is pushing its conflict into genuinely intense territory. With Tom Taylor writing and Bruno Redondo and Mike S. Miller sharing interior art duties, issue #9 looks like a compelling read for anyone following this morally charged reimagining of the DC universe.