The Authority #26

The Authority faces a crowded battlefield in this November 2010 Wildstorm issue, as the cover — penciled by Chris Sprouse and inked by Karl Story — sweeps across a rocky desert landscape packed with action. A winged woman in green surges forward in the foreground while a caped blond hero and a dark-uniformed figure are ensnared by ropes above a group of armored and robotic figures below, with an enormous purple fist looming ominously at the lower left. With Tom Taylor and Adam Warren sharing writing duties and Al Barrionuevo on interior art, "Genociety" promises the kind of sprawling, high-stakes confrontation that made The Authority one of WildStorm's most compelling team books.