Secret Six #26

Gail Simone and J. Calafiore's Secret Six delivers a moody, atmospheric chapter with issue #26, the second part of "The Reptile Brain." Daniel LuVisi's cover art sets an immediately striking tone: a masked, blade-wielding woman crouches in the foreground, a bloodied knife in hand, while the massive, imposing figure of Bane looms behind her against a full moon. It's a pairing that radiates dangerous alliance — and the kind of tension that makes this 2010 DC series consistently compelling reading.