Batman and Robin #8

Against a blazing orange sky crackling with electric energy, Batman and a red-caped, red-masked female hero stand ready for confrontation — while a massive, shadowy figure looms in the foreground with their back to us, clearly the threat these two are bracing to face. Frank Quitely's cover for this April 2010 issue has an unsettling, cinematic tension to it, the fiery atmosphere and bold silhouette making the stakes feel genuinely weighty. Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart continue "Blackest Knight" here, and if the cover is any indication, this second chapter promises a clash with something formidable.