Batman: Gotham Knights #66

Talia al Ghul commands the cover of Batman: Gotham Knights #66, rendered with cool confidence by cover artist Cliff Chiang — she stands front and center in a white outfit with a gold-trimmed green sash, pistol raised, while a purple-and-gold armored figure looms in the background amid a crowd of legs suggesting a larger gathering of operatives. The "Daughter of the Demon!" banner and the Villains United tie-in label signal that this 2005 issue drops Talia into a world of shifting allegiances and dangerous company. With A. J. Lieberman writing and Al Barrionuevo on interior art, "Job Termination" promises the kind of morally layered intrigue that makes Talia such a compelling presence in the Batman universe.