The Authority #8

The cover of The Authority #8 (2004) makes a striking promise with its bold tagline "Transcendence Triumphant!" — a battered, white-haired figure in a torn costume surges forward in the foreground, while two enigmatic figures in pale suits loom behind him, one shielded by tinted glasses and another bearing red-visored eyes. Dwayne Turner and Sal Regla's cover work gives the scene a raw, kinetic energy that fits right in with the series' reputation for high-stakes superhuman conflict. "Godhead Episode Three" continues the arc under writer Robbie Morrison, and this WildStorm mature-readers title clearly has no intention of letting up.