The Authority #12

A glowing-eyed child with curly hair hovers cross-legged in mid-air at the center of this striking WildStorm cover, radiating an eerie calm while members of The Authority are scattered and struggling around them — a sharp visual contrast that says everything about the threat level here. "Fractured World Episode Three" continues in issue #12, with cover art by Dwayne Turner and Sal Regla framing the team in genuine disarray beneath that unsettling figure. Morrison, Turner, and Regla are delivering one of 2004's more intriguing superhero runs, and this image alone makes a compelling case for picking it up.