Powers #35

From Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, Powers #35 brings readers the fifth chapter of "Forever" with a cover that crackles with rooftop energy. Michael Avon Oeming's artwork assembles a vivid ensemble of costumed figures across a city skyline at dusk — a goggled blonde woman in the foreground, a masked figure in black and yellow, a blindfolded fire-haired woman, a green-suited hero, a red-and-yellow clad woman, and a purple-robed figure lurking at the edge. It's a rich, dynamic snapshot of the world Bendis and Oeming built together, and at $2.95 it was one of 2003's most compelling reads in superhero crime fiction.