The New 52: Futures End #22

The cover of this December 2014 installment of The New 52: Futures End is a striking image — a Superman-suited figure in a dark costume stands amidst crumbling rock, his entire head consumed by a blinding burst of yellow-white energy and crackling lightning that radiates outward in every direction. Ryan Sook's cover work gives the scene a raw, unsettling power, with the familiar "S" shield rendered in gold against black making for an immediately arresting contrast. With Azzarello, Lemire, Jurgens, and Giffen steering the story and Patrick Zircher on interior art, this weekly series continues to push the New 52 universe toward something genuinely unpredictable.