Batman Beyond #18

A menacing purple-skinned villain dominates this April 2001 cover, gripping a staff and looming over Batman Beyond's sleek red-and-black suited figure against a moonlit Gotham skyline — a striking composition by cover artist Brian Stelfreeze that sets a tense, predatory mood perfectly matched to the issue's title, "Prey or Hunter Hunter or Prey." Hilary Bader and Craig Rousseau bring their talents to this installment of DC's futuristic Batman series, which reimagines the Dark Knight mythos with a fresh cast of characters and threats. Fans of the animated-style artwork will find Stelfreeze's dynamic cover hard to resist.