Powers #6

From Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, this 2004 installment of Powers delivers a striking cover that says everything with very little — a gold police badge resting on a dark surface, surrounded by ominous droplets of blood. That single image carries the weight of the entire series: law enforcement operating in a world where the stakes are anything but ordinary. "Legends Part Six" promises the kind of gritty, street-level tension that makes Powers one of crime comics' most compelling reads.