Batman: Dark Victory #11

Penultimate-arc tension radiates from Tim Sale's striking cover for this eleventh chapter of Batman: Dark Victory, where Poison Ivy's silhouetted figure emerges from a swirling mass of black leaves against an eerie, venomous green — all sultry menace and botanical chaos. The chapter title "Passion" feels perfectly matched to Sale's bold, high-contrast design, which strips the image down to its most primal, unsettling essence. With Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale deep into their 13-part Gotham noir, this is the kind of cover that makes you want to read what's inside immediately.