Titans / Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #2

The second chapter of this four-part 2000 DC crossover event brings the Titans and the Legion of Super-Heroes together against a threat that clearly isn't pulling its punches. Dan Jurgens and Phil Jimenez's cover says it all: a caped, bald villain looms to one side while the Flash, a dark-costumed woman, and a figure in a black-and-red suit stand over a fallen blonde heroine in a pink-and-silver uniform — the tension is palpable without a single word of dialogue. It's a striking composition that makes this oversized prestige-format issue feel every bit as weighty as the story it promises.