Green Arrow / Black Canary #6

Black Canary takes the wheel — or rather, the handlebars — as she roars forward on a motorcycle mid-air, mouth open in a battle cry, with Green Arrow riding behind her and drawing his bow in the same breathless moment. The cover text declares "Connor Hawke's Down… and Time's Almost Up!", setting an urgent, high-stakes tone for writer Judd Winick's "Haystack First Needle." Cliff Chiang's crisp linework gives the whole image a wonderfully kinetic energy, making this May 2008 issue feel like a sprint against the clock.