Batman and Robin #19

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Batman and Robin #19 arrives in June 2013 with a cover that pulses with red lightning and raw intensity — Batman lunges forward, cape spread wide, teeth gritted in a snarl that makes clear he's carrying something heavier than a mission. The bold cover tagline "Is the Dark Knight's new partner…" hangs tantalizingly unanswered, setting up Peter J. Tomasi's story "Denial" with exactly the right amount of tension. Patrick Gleason's pencils and Mick Gray's inks give Batman a coiled, almost desperate energy that promises this issue is anything but business as usual.