All Star Western #5

A man in a wide-brimmed black hat crouches in dark, rising water, striking a match whose small flame is the only warm light in an enormous cavern swarming with bats — while a grim-faced companion lurks in the shadows behind him. The cover teaser says it all: "Inside the Bat Cave!" — and José Ladrönn's moody, atmospheric linework makes that underground setting feel genuinely foreboding. Part of DC's New 52 line, this 2012 issue of All Star Western — written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with interior art by Moritat — delivers a compelling blend of frontier grit and Gotham mythology.