The Patriots #7

A desperate rescue plays out against a backdrop of fire and crumbling cityscape on this striking WildStorm cover by Michael Ryan and Randy Elliott — an adult figure in dark clothing clutches a wide-eyed youth mid-leap, flames and billowing smoke erupting from the ruins behind them as an American flag looms overhead. The urgency is palpable, and the duo of Brandon Choi and Jonathan Peterson keep the stakes high in "Time Out!" Ryan's dynamic linework gives the whole scene a kinetic energy that makes it hard to look away.