Batman #19

Part of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's acclaimed New 52 run, Batman #19 presents one of the most intriguing covers of 2013: a determined young man in a suit levels a pistol directly at the reader while Batman's imposing shadow looms behind him, a dropped gun falling at the Dark Knight's side. The bold tagline — "Bruce Wayne's Greatest Foe…" — makes this a compelling visual puzzle, leaving the nature of that threat tantalizingly unresolved. Capullo's clean, expressive linework gives the standoff a tense, cinematic quality that draws you straight into "Nowhere Man.