Teen Titans #23.2

Part of DC's 2013 New 52 Villains Month event, this Teen Titans issue hands the spotlight entirely to Slade Wilson — and the cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira makes a strong case for why he's one of DC's most formidable threats. Deathstroke lunges forward in full armored regalia, twin blades crossed and ready, while a red-clad figure lies defeated in the rubble behind him and a bound woman in red is lashed to a pillar amid a wall of fire. Writers Corey May and Dooma Wendschuh, with art from Moritat, Angel Unzueta, and Robson Rocha, bring the story "Lord of War" to life — a title that suits the cover's atmosphere of dominance and destruction perfectly.