Batman: Joker Time #2

The second chapter of this three-part DC series finds Batman looming enormous and ferocious under a full moon, his glowing eyes and snarling cowl dominating the night sky above a scrambling, wild-eyed Joker — dressed in jester's motley — who seems to be fleeing across a rooftop with an Egyptian pyramid visible in the distance. Bob Hall handles the entire creative package here, from writing to pencils to inks, giving the cover a bold, kinetic energy that makes the Dark Knight feel genuinely threatening. If the first issue left you curious where this showdown was headed, this middle chapter promises the tension is only ratcheting up.