Batman Black & White #4

Batman stands commanding atop a Gothic building ledge, grapnel line in hand, flanked by stone gargoyles and a swarm of bats rising against a stark full moon — Becky Cloonan's cover art wrings every ounce of atmosphere out of the monochrome format. This fourth issue of Batman Black & White continues DC's 2021 anthology series, bringing together a fresh lineup of creators to tell sharp, self-contained Dark Knight stories freed from the constraints of color. With Joshua Williamson writing and Riley Rossmo illustrating "A Night in the Life of a Bat in Gotham," this is exactly the kind of bold, expressive storytelling this format was made for.