Justice League International #4

Part four of "The Signal Masters" puts the Justice League International in a desperate spot, and this cover by David Finch and Richard Friend drives that point home with brutal clarity. The armored, blue-circuit-traced villain Peraxxus looms over a downed Batman, raising a massive weapon while a rocky, Earth-toned teammate struggles in the background amid green smoke and ruin. Dan Jurgens, Aaron Lopresti, and Matt Ryan's New 52 team book is firing on all cylinders, and this issue's tagline — "At the Mercy of Peraxxus" — says everything you need to know about the odds stacked against Earth's newest international defenders.