Batgirl Annual #2

Batgirl finds herself surrounded by bloodstained letters and envelopes in a dimly lit, cell-like space, her cape billowing as a taunting speech bubble warns her she's not seeing the "true enemy" until it's too late — while a shadowy figure lurks behind iron bars above her. The cover by Emanuela Lupacchino crackles with tension, framing Barbara Gordon as someone already mid-discovery rather than mid-punch, which makes the threat feel all the more unsettling. With Mairghread Scott writing and Jordie Bellaire's colors grounding the mood, this 2018 annual offers exactly the kind of layered, character-driven Batgirl story that fans of the series will want to linger over.