Batman Metal #2

The cover of this 2018 French edition from Urban Comics is immediately arresting — a terrifying hybrid figure merges Batman's cowl with the Joker's leering, red-eyed grin, all jagged edges and menace, rendered in a palette of deep blacks and smoldering reds. Subtitled Les Chevaliers Noirs, this second volume of Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV's Batman Metal — with art from Greg Capullo, Doug Mahnke, Yanick Paquette, and Jorge Jimenez — promises something deeply unsettling lurking at the heart of the Dark Knight's world. A striking package for fans of bold, atmospheric Batman storytelling.