Powers #23

Three figures in sharp black suits stare out from Michael Avon Oeming's striking cover — two dark-haired men in the foreground and a blonde woman with sunglasses half-emerging from the shadows behind them — projecting an air of cool, noir-tinged tension that fits Powers perfectly. This is the third chapter of the "Anarchy" arc, with Brian Michael Bendis and Oeming continuing what Ain't It Cool News called "one of the best collaborations in comics today." If you've been following this Image series' blend of superhero crime drama, issue #23 keeps the mood dark and deliberate.