Batman #29

Batman stands alone at the center of a checkerboard battlefield, fists raised against two opposing armies of Gotham's most dangerous villains — with figures including Poison Ivy, Clayface, and Man-Bat charging from one side, and the Riddler, Mr. Freeze, and the Ventriloquist closing in from the other against a blood-red sky. Mikel Janín's cover for this 2017 DC Universe Rebirth issue makes the stakes of "The War of Jokes & Riddles" viscerally clear: the Dark Knight isn't choosing a side — he's caught squarely between them. It's a thrilling visual setup for Part 4 of Tom King's ambitious Gotham villain showdown.