The New 52: Futures End #40

A towering, skull-faced cyborg dominates the cover of this 2015 entry in DC's weekly New 52 series, its glowing red eyes cutting through the haze as energy beams slash across a devastated urban canyon of crumbling buildings and overturned vehicles. The sheer scale of the figure against the ruined cityscape — with an ominous spherical structure looming in the sky above — makes Ryan Sook's cover a genuinely striking image of apocalyptic dread. With Azzarello, Lemire, Jurgens, and Giffen all sharing writing duties alongside artist Patrick Zircher and Hi-Fi's colors, Futures End #40 keeps the series' sprawling, high-stakes momentum running strong as it heads toward its conclusion.