Suicide Squad #2

Part of DC's bold New 52 relaunch in 2011, Suicide Squad #2 drops readers right into the chaos with a cover by Ryan Benjamin that's hard to look away from — a masked, armored figure armed with a rifle charges forward alongside a massive reptilian creature, while a woman with vivid blue-and-red hair is swept up in the frenzy, a large spear in hand. The sniper's crosshairs overlaid on the cover give the whole scene a tense, hunted quality that suits a team of expendable villains perfectly. With Adam Glass writing and Federico Dallocchio and Andrei Bressan on art, this "When the Levee Breaks" chapter promises the Squad at their most dangerous and desperate.