Justice League Dark Annual #2

A chaos of crumbling architecture frames this oversized 2014 annual, whose Guillem March cover drops Deadman — in his red bodysuit, arms outstretched, skull-white face frozen in a scream — into a vertiginous swirl of collapsing columns and masonry. Swamp Thing's massive green form looms above him, tendrils coiling through the rubble, while a glowing violet figure and a falling woman tumble through the wreckage below. J. M. DeMatteis scripts the "War of the Houses!" story, with interior art by Klaus Janson alongside inks by John Stanisci and colors by Steve Buccellato — a full creative team that makes this New 52 annual a substantial chapter in the series.