New Suicide Squad #9

Rendered in a striking monochromatic red, Juan Ferreyra's cover for New Suicide Squad #9 presents a small, battle-ready army marching forward beneath a skull-emblazoned crimson flag — a masked, hammer-wielding figure and an armored, skull-faced operative leading the charge alongside several armed soldiers of varying sizes. The blood-red palette and that looming, painterly sun give the whole image an ominous, almost ritualistic weight that fits the issue's story title, "Monsters," perfectly. Sean Ryan, Philippe Briones, and Blond bring their distinctive edge to this August 2015 chapter of Task Force X's most volatile incarnation.