Batman: Gotham Knights #11

Brian Bolland's cover for this January 2001 installment of Batman: Gotham Knights assembles a striking ensemble of Gotham figures — Nightwing front and center, with Catwoman wielding her whip, a struggling Robin, Batman looming in the background alongside a goggled villain, and a grimacing civilian all crowding the composition. It's the kind of cover that rewards a long look, with each character conveying tension and urgency in Bolland's characteristically precise linework. Devin Grayson, Roger Robinson, and John Floyd bring "Transference Part 4 of Four" to its conclusion inside, wrapping up what promises to be a psychologically charged arc.