Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1

The Brightest Day tie-in era gets a sharp one-shot with this 2010 special, as DC assembles a team of mercenary villains under the Titans banner — and Fabrizio Fiorentino's cover makes their intentions brutally clear. Deathstroke stands at the center, bloody sword in hand, flanked by a formidable crew including Cheshire, Tattooed Man, and a fiery energy-wielder, all looming over a fallen figure in a dark costume. "The Best Laid Plans" promises the kind of morally murky team dynamics that make villain-led stories so compelling, with a full creative roster — Wallace, Ariño, Mayhew, and Wong among them — bringing serious firepower to every page.