The New 52: Futures End #18

A lone figure in a loosened tie and rumpled shirt crouches on sun-baked, cracked earth — coat drawn over his head against a stormy desert sky — his wary gaze cutting straight at the viewer with quiet intensity. Ryan Sook's cover art sets a mood that feels more like a thriller than a superhero saga, hinting at isolation and hard-won survival somewhere far beyond familiar city limits. With Azzarello, Giffen, Jurgens, and Lemire all steering this weekly New 52 epic in November 2014, issue #18 is a compelling entry in one of DC's most ambitious collaborative storytelling experiments.