Secret Six #14

Bane dominates this December 2009 issue of Secret Six in a striking painted-style cover by Daniel LuVisi — battered, bloodied, and roaring through shattered glass with glowing red eyes that leave no doubt he's still very much in the fight. Gail Simone and Nicola Scott bring their signature intensity to "Depths, Part Five: Early Release," and the cover promises that intensity in spades. It's a visceral, hard-hitting image that captures exactly the kind of brutal, unapologetic storytelling this series does so well.