Trinity #27

The weekly Trinity epic rolls on with issue #27, and Jim Lee and Scott Williams deliver a cover that commands attention: a snarling, feral beast looms enormous in the foreground, its glowing eyes and bared teeth radiating menace, while a figure in a Superman costume is caught helplessly in its grip amid swirling blue energy. The combined Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman emblems preside overhead, a reminder of just how much is at stake when the DC universe's greatest heroes are absent from the equation. Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley continue their ambitious weekly saga here, with Nicieza, McDaniel, Thibert, and Owens rounding out a creative lineup that kept 2009 readers coming back every single week.