Outlaws #1

DC's 1991 eight-issue miniseries kicks off with Outlaws #1, subtitled "The Legend of the Man Called Hood," and this opening chapter — "The Wheel" — promises a gritty modern spin on outlaw mythology from writer Michael Jan Friedman and artist Luke McDonnell. McDonnell's cover captures the tension immediately: a hooded, green-clad figure grapples hand-to-hand with a blond fighter in a torn white shirt, the two locked in a fierce struggle beneath twisted, bare branches with a downed figure visible in the shadowy background. It's a raw, street-level image that sets an appropriately rough tone for whatever hunt lies ahead.