Batman #39

Part five of "Endgame" arrives with a cover that says everything without saying a word: the Joker stands triumphant atop a heap of fallen figures, gun raised skyward and head thrown back in a ghastly laugh, surrounded by the broken and defeated. Greg Capullo and Danny Miki render the scene with raw, unsettling power — the stark spotlight, the pile of bodies, and the Joker's manic posture combine to make this one of the most chilling images of the New 52 era. Scott Snyder's run has been building to something, and this cover makes unmistakably clear that things have gone very, very wrong for Gotham.