Kingdom Come #2

Book Two of DC's Elseworlds saga finds the gathering storm of "Truth and Justice" rendered in Alex Ross's breathtaking painted style. The cover assembles a solemn, tightly packed congregation of heroes — Superman in his red-and-black suit, Wonder Woman, a masked Batman, and a crowd of armored and costumed figures looming behind them — all surrounding a frail, white-haired elderly man at the center who commands the eye with quiet, eerie intensity. Written by Mark Waid with every painted line by Ross, this 1996 issue captures the weight and unease of a world where heroes have returned, but nothing feels certain anymore.