Batgirl #22

This striking cover by Dan Mora says it all: Batgirl's cowl dominates the frame, its surface transformed into a labyrinthine maze — and trapped at its center is a tiny, cape-billowing Batgirl swinging her way through the corridors, with the tagline "Trapped within, death awaits without" sending a clear chill. The hypnotic spiral background and that intense, set-jawed expression below the cowl set a wonderfully unsettling tone for "Strange Loop Part One." Hope Larson, Minkyu Jung, José Marzán Jr., and Mat Lopes kick off what looks to be a psychologically charged arc that gets under your skin right from the first glance.