Titans #23

Plague of the Metagene" blazes across the bottom of this striking cover as the Titans face what looks like an overwhelming threat — a green-skinned woman in dark armor surges forward alongside a heavily armored figure, with Raven looming ominously in the background and Beast Boy snarling to the right, while a kneeling civilian bathes in swirling pink energy and a determined woman brandishes a sword in the foreground. Towering over it all is a brooding, large-scale face that dominates the upper right, casting a shadow of tension across the entire composition. Writer Dan Abnett and artist Brandon Peterson, with colors by Ivan Plascencia, bring a vivid, high-stakes energy to this opening chapter of "The Spark.