Supergirl #3

The cover of Supergirl #3 (December 2005) makes a striking first impression: Kara stands with her back to us, red cape billowing against a stormy sky, glancing over her shoulder with eyes blazing a fierce, unsettling crimson. The tagline "…An Outsider?" hangs in the air alongside that smoldering gaze, hinting at questions of identity and belonging that run through "Power Chapter Three: Outsiders." Ian Churchill and Norm Rapmund's cover work gives the figure a moody, cinematic weight that makes this third chapter of Jeph Loeb's run feel like a genuine turning point for the Girl of Steel.