Batman #21

Batman #21 opens the much-anticipated "Zero Year: Secret City" arc from writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, and the cover sets a fittingly spare, atmospheric tone — a deep teal field dominated by the gold Batman logo above and a bold bat-symbol silhouette below, framing the stark words "Zero Year" like a quiet declaration of something big on the horizon. Greg Capullo's minimalist cover design lets that bat-symbol do all the heavy lifting, evoking a Gotham on the edge of becoming something new. It's a confident, understated entry point to what promises to be a compelling chapter in Batman's New 52 mythology.