Batman: Dark Patterns #9

The bat-symbol fills this cover almost entirely, rendered in deep, swirling crimson with what appears to be a drop of liquid at its center — an image that feels both intimate and unsettling. Hayden Sherman's cover work gives the familiar emblem an almost organic, storm-drenched quality, as dark shapes press in from the edges like a shroud closing in. "Pareidolia, Part Three" promises that Dan Watters and Sherman's brooding run is building toward something, and this striking image makes it hard to look away.