Superman / Batman #22

Part three of Jeph Loeb's "With a Vengeance!" arc delivers a striking visual gut-punch: Superman plummets headfirst, bound and seemingly helpless, while a white-caped, armored figure looms above him clutching chains — a haunting inversion of the World's Finest dynamic. Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines bring their bold, kinetic linework to a cover that frames two titans against a rain-slicked cityscape, making it impossible not to wonder who — or what — has brought the Man of Steel so low.