Batman: Gates of Gotham #1

Batman stands cloaked and commanding before a stunning stained-glass window, his orange-lined cape spreading wide over a weathered gravestone bearing the name "Alan Wayne" — and that image alone tells you this five-issue miniseries is digging deep into Gotham's buried past. Writer Scott Snyder, co-writer Kyle Higgins, and cover artist Trevor McCarthy set a richly atmospheric tone right from the start, framing the Dark Knight as both guardian and investigator of his city's oldest secrets. With the tagline "The Secret History of Gotham City Begins Here," issue one promises a story where the Wayne legacy and the city's gothic foundations are inseparable.