Tangent Comics / Metal Men #1

Part of DC's ambitious 1997 Tangent Comics initiative — which reimagined familiar names as entirely new concepts — this issue introduces a very different kind of Metal Men: a hard-edged squad of heavily armed soldiers staring down the reader with cool, battle-ready intensity. Mike McKone's cover pencils and Mark McKenna's inks present the team in sharp military gear, assault rifles raised, the blond figure in front gripping a massive weapon as four grim-faced teammates loom behind him. With Ron Marz writing and the story titled "Secrets & Lies," this one promises intrigue wrapped in firepower from the very first page.