The Authority #28

Part three of "Brave New World" arrives in this 2002 WildStorm issue, with a cover by Arthur Adams and Tim Townsend that wastes no time setting a tense, chaotic tone. Dominating the image is a massive, monstrous creature — all claws, fangs, and armored bulk — while a dark, heavily armed figure grapples at its front and a glowing, silver-haired figure unleashes a burst of energy from above. Adams's densely detailed linework gives the whole composition a kinetic sense of barely contained mayhem that's hard to look away from.