Batman Beyond #7

This third chapter of "Industrial Revolution" arrives with one of the most viscerally striking covers of the 2011 Batman Beyond run — Dustin Nguyen renders a close, almost suffocating view of the sleek black Batman Beyond cowl, its pointed ears framing a wounded, bloodied hand clutching desperately at the suit's chest. The stark monochrome palette, slashed through with deep crimson, makes the injury feel immediate and urgent. Writer Adam Beechen and artist Ryan Benjamin deliver the concluding chapter of their arc, and this cover alone signals things have gotten very costly for Gotham's future Dark Knight.