Mystery Men #[nn]

Set against the brooding skylines of a 1930s-era Marvel metropolis, this 2012 trade paperback collects David Liss and Patrick Zircher's pulp-noir superhero series. Zircher's cover draws the eye immediately to a masked, fedora-wearing figure in the foreground — syringe in hand — flanked by a team of shadowy, costumed heroes arrayed against a dramatic purple-lit cityscape. It's a moody, atmospheric ensemble piece that wears its golden-age pulp influences proudly on its sleeve.