Secret Six #3

The third chapter of Gail Simone's "Six Degrees of Devastation" miniseries arrives with a cover by Karl Kerschl that pulls no punches — a blood-spattered figure thrusts a metal rod skyward against a smoldering orange sky, while inset panels tease a grinning villain in a top hat, an imperiled red-haired woman, and a figure in the thick of combat. It's a visceral, dread-soaked image that captures exactly the kind of brutal pressure this team of morally compromised operatives seems to live under. Brad Walker and Jimmy Palmiotti bring the interior pages to life in this September 2006 installment, making it a compelling midpoint in one of DC's grittiest miniseries of the year.