Batman #36

Two of DC's greatest heroes share the cover of this 2018 installment of Tom King's Batman run, with a dramatically foreshortened Batman swooping down from above while Superman rises to meet him, fist raised and red cape flowing — the tension between them practically leaping off the page. The dynamic, vertically charged composition by Clay Mann (with colors by Jordie Bellaire) gives the confrontation real weight and energy, perfectly teasing the "Super Friends Part 1" story within. Whether these two are allies or at odds here, the cover makes a compelling case that when Batman and Superman share the same space, something genuinely interesting is bound to follow.