Batgirl Annual #1

DC's New 52 era delivers an oversized annual as Batgirl, Catwoman, and a whip-cracking, blade-wielding figure billed as "The Owl" collide against a fiery, smoke-filled skyline on Ed Benes's kinetic cover. The three women are locked in fierce, mid-air confrontation — Batgirl's red hair flying as she's caught between the other two — making it clear this issue packs more threat than a standard single-issue outing. Writer Gail Simone and artists Admira Wijaya and Daniel Sampere bring "The Blood That Moves Us" to life in what promises to be one of the more ambitious stories of Batgirl's New 52 run.