JLA: Classified #36

The 4th Parallel" arc reaches its third chapter with a cover by Dan Jurgens and Kevin Nowlan that pulls no punches — a red-caped armored villain stands triumphant in the foreground, fists raised before crystalline debris, while a stunned hero with wild blonde hair and a domino mask reacts in alarm, Batman looms in stern profile above, and a second red-suited figure flanks the scene alongside a Green Lantern, all surrounded by blazing fire-dripped orbs. The story title "Regicide" promises the kind of high-stakes royal reckoning that makes team books like this sing, and with Dan Slott and Dan Jurgens sharing writing duties, there's plenty of sharp DC craftsmanship behind this 2007 chapter. Fans of ensemble superhero drama with a cosmic edge will find this one hard to pass up.