Bane: Conquest #9

Issue nine of twelve in Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan's ambitious twelve-part series finds Bane squarely "In the Crosshairs of Death!" — and the cover makes that threat viscerally literal. A sniper stares down a rifle scope, with Bane's masked face reflected in the red lens, looming large against a fragmented American flag backdrop. Nolan's linework is sharp and purposeful, and with "The Reaper Part One" kicking off a new story arc, this 2018 series continues to demonstrate how compelling a Bane-led saga can be.