Batman #452

Part one of three, "Dark Knight, Dark City" opens with a Mike Mignola and George Pratt cover that perfectly sets the mood: Batman leaps across a brooding, red-tinged Gotham skyline while an enormous stone gargoyle looms in the foreground, its gaping maw a reminder that the city itself can feel like a threat. The contrast between the soaring Dark Knight and the ancient, lurking architecture gives the image a gothic weight that's genuinely arresting. Peter Milligan, Kieron Dwyer, and Dennis Janke bring their talents to what promises to be a dark and atmospheric three-part journey through Gotham's shadows.