Batman Incorporated #9

Batman stands alone — a solitary silhouette framed between two rocky cliffs beneath a heavy gray sky — and the single word "Requiem" at the bottom of Chris Burnham's cover says everything without saying a word. There's a quiet, mournful weight to this May 2013 issue of Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated, the caped figure's back turned to the reader as if bearing the full gravity of whatever has come to pass. A haunting and visually spare entry in the New 52 run, titled "Fallen Son," it promises something deeply felt at the heart of Gotham's extended family.