Batman Eternal #39

A winter chill settles over Gotham in this February 2015 installment of DC's New 52 weekly series, with Tommy Lee Edwards delivering a hauntingly spare cover — a dark owl perched on a bare branch in the foreground, while a lone, shadowy figure lurks half-hidden among snow-laden evergreens in the background. The contrast between the watchful bird and the ominous distant presence gives the image a quietly unsettling, almost gothic atmosphere that fits the sprawling, conspiracy-driven tone of Batman Eternal perfectly. With Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Ray Fawkes, Kyle Higgins, and Tim Seeley all steering the story and Felix Ruiz on interior art, "The Right Question" promises the kind of layered, brooding Gotham storytelling this series does so well.