Static Shock #6

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Static Shock #6 brings some serious backup to the table: the cover by Khary Randolph and Le Beau Underwood puts Hardware front and center alongside a fierce armored female warrior, while a cloaked figure crackles with electric energy in the foreground — all three surrounded by an ominous crowd. The bold tagline promises that this issue "requires Special Technique," and with Hardware's imposing presence and all that lightning arcing across the scene, it's easy to believe it. Scott McDaniel, John Rozum, and Andy Owens deliver "Unrepentant" — a title that suits the charged, defiant energy radiating from every corner of this cover.