Batman and the Outsiders #14

From high above a neon-lit cityscape — with S.T.A.R. Labs visible far below — Batman and Nightwing hurtle downward in a fierce midair struggle, fists flying and capes tangling in what looks like an all-out brawl between allies. The dramatic bird's-eye composition by cover penciler Jim Calafiore and inker Mark McKenna makes the most of the vertigo-inducing drop, packing real kinetic energy into every line. "A Family Affair" promises exactly the kind of tense, personal conflict the title suggests, and with Frank Tieri writing and Ryan Benjamin on interior art, this February 2009 issue of Batman and the Outsiders delivers a cover that's hard to put down.