Sovereign Seven #26

Ron Lim and Chris Ivy deliver a sharp, attitude-drenched cover for this 1997 DC title, with four members of the Sovereign Seven — all sporting matching green jackets and dark shades and packing serious firepower — arranged behind a cigar-smoking figure in the foreground who delivers the deadpan verdict: "Amateurs." That foreground figure is Hitman, the guest star prominently called out in the corner banner, and the tension between his cool dismissal and the armed group looming behind him sets an irresistible tone. Chris Claremont's "The Sovereign Sanction" promises a collision of two very different flavors of superhero, and the cover's "Hits & Misses!" tagline only adds to the fun.