Powers #18

Michael Avon Oeming's cover for Powers #18 pulls you right into the gritty world Brian Michael Bendis and Oeming built together — a broad-shouldered detective in yellow raises his gun against a cityscape backdrop while a sharp-eyed blonde woman holds a cigarette nearby, with a costumed flying figure visible in the distance below them. A strip of five character portraits lines the bottom of the image, hinting at the ensemble cast woven through this "Cosmic Part Six" conclusion. It's a confident, noir-tinged composition that captures exactly why this series earned its devoted following in 2006.