The Authority #22

Frank Quitely and Trevor Scott deliver a visceral cover for this 2001 WildStorm installment — a battered, bloodied man in a white t-shirt looms over downed figures in armored suits, the rubble-strewn scene suggesting a brutal confrontation has already played out. Part one of "Brave New World," written by Mark Millar, this issue promises the kind of high-stakes, uncompromising storytelling that made The Authority one of the most talked-about superhero titles of its era.