Terror Titans #2

The second chapter of Sean McKeever's six-part miniseries arrives with a cover by Joe Bennett and Jack Jadson that throws readers straight into the chaos of a gladiatorial arena — a sword-wielding figure in a half-orange mask dominates the foreground, dual blades raised, while a star-spangled fighter, a yellow-costumed brawler, a white-masked combatant, and a fallen blonde are caught up in the melee around her, all watched by a crowd of spectators packed into stone-walled stands. The bold tagline "The Tournament Begins!" says everything about the brutal spectacle McKeever is building in this 2009 DC miniseries. If you're drawn to stories of forced combat and morally compromised characters, this one sets the stakes with style.