JLA #40

Part five of six in the "World War Three" arc brings "The Fall of the JLA" to a fever pitch, with Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman huddled together in shadow beneath a massive, looming threat — the trio looking battered and desperate in a way that feels genuinely unsettling. Howard Porter's cover pencils and John Dell's inks give the image a raw, urgent tension, the harsh light cutting through darkness to illuminate DC's trinity at their most vulnerable. Grant Morrison's run on JLA has long delivered big ideas alongside real emotional stakes, and this penultimate chapter promises both in abundance.