The Silencer #12

Tyler Kirkham's cover for this 2019 DC "New Age of Heroes" entry pulls no punches: the Silencer herself hangs bound and upside-down, chains biting into her armored body and the desperate cry on her face visible in a glowing blue sphere below. Flanking her are three striking figures — a masked, horned villain in sweeping dark robes, a horned woman with burning golden eyes, and a composed woman with auburn hair — all watched over by the ominous tagline "Dead Assassins Tell No Tales!" With Dan Abnett and artists Jack Herbert and Tom Derenick on the "Cold Cold Heart" finale, this twelfth issue marks a sharp, satisfying punctuation mark on one of DC's more grounded and ruthless action series.