Batgirl #25

Batgirl #25 ties into DC's sprawling "Zero Year" event, and Alex Garner's painted cover sets a striking tone — a red-haired Barbara Gordon, in civilian clothes and tactical gloves, braces herself against a swarm of bats in a rain-drenched Gotham, with the shadowy silhouette of Batman looming in the background. The atmosphere crackles with tension, rain and neon reflections giving the scene a moody, cinematic quality that feels genuinely alive. Written by Marguerite Bennett with art by Fernando Pasarin and inks by Jonathan Glapion, "Homestead" looks like a compelling chapter for Barbara Gordon in a Gotham pushed to its earliest, most desperate edge.