Batman: GCPD #4

The four-issue Batman: GCPD miniseries reaches its conclusion with "Mortal Remains," and the cover by Rodolfo Damaggio and Bill Sienkiewicz pulls no punches — a dark-haired woman in a blue dress lunges around a bullet-riddled wall, firing point-blank into a chaotic gunfight while downed figures in camouflage lie around her. It's a raw, kinetic image that speaks to the street-level tension this series has built around Gotham City's finest rather than its caped protector. Chuck Dixon, Jim Aparo, and Bill Sienkiewicz deliver what looks to be a high-stakes finale for the GCPD.