Batman Nocturne #1

A striking 2023 French-language collection from Urban Comics, Batman Nocturne Tome 1: Ouverture presents a hauntingly atmospheric vision of the Dark Knight. The cover, rendered by Rafael Albuquerque, depicts a pale, almost ghostly Batman seated beneath the sweeping crimson folds of a hooded, shadowy figure that looms over him like a cathedral ceiling come to life — the contrast of white cowl against deep reds and blacks gives the whole image an operatic, almost sacred weight. With Ram V at the helm on writing duties, this opening volume promises a Batman story steeped in darkness and theatrical grandeur.