Superman #9

Superman bursts from churning ocean waters in his New 52 armor, cape billowing and face straining upward toward a blazing explosion in the sky — all while the cover boldly warns that in saving the sub, he's doomed the world. It's a gripping visual from cover penciler Ivan Reis and inker Eber Ferreira, capturing the Man of Steel caught between heroism and catastrophe. Dan Jurgens and Keith Giffen's "Secrets & Lies" promises exactly the kind of high-stakes tension that made this 2012 relaunch era such an compelling time to follow Superman.