Stormwatch #5

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Stormwatch #5 from March 2012 promises an internal clash that cuts to the heart of the team. The cover, rendered by Miguel Sepulveda, puts the conflict front and center: a figure in bloodied red armor — billed as "The Murder Machine" — locks in brutal, crackling combat with a dark, spiked-armored opponent dubbed "The Prince of Lies," debris and electric energy flying in every direction. Paul Cornell's run on this series has consistently pushed Stormwatch into morally complex territory, and a showdown framed in those terms suggests the tension within the team has finally, violently boiled over.