Batgirl #45

Batgirl takes center stage on this striking 2003 DC issue, rendered in a bold pop-art aesthetic of cream, pink, and red dot patterns — her blue cape billowing as she wrestles with a heavily tattooed adversary whose intricate koi and floral inkwork stands in vivid contrast to her sleek black costume. James Jean's cover art brings a painterly, almost dreamlike tension to the confrontation, scattering tiny frowning emoji-like symbols across the background for an unsettling emotional undertone. With Dylan Horrocks writing and Rick Leonardi on interior pencils, "Soul" promises the kind of thoughtful, visually inventive storytelling this creative team consistently delivered.