Bat Lash #2

The second chapter of DC's 2008 Western miniseries finds Bat Lash in a situation that perfectly captures his character — stealing a tender moment with a blonde woman while an enormous, snarling grizzly bear looms on the rocks directly behind them, claws bared and oblivious to romance. Walter Simonson's cover pencils and inks deliver that contrast with real flair, balancing the sweetness of the embrace against the raw menace of the bear. With Sergio Aragonés and Peter Brandvold writing and John Severin on interior art, "Guns and Roses Chapter 2: A Flower for Dominique" promises the same blend of frontier charm and genuine danger that makes Bat Lash such a distinctive corner of the DC universe.