Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Robin vs. Ra's al Ghul #1

Part one of DC's 2018 "Prelude to the Wedding" miniseries kicks off with a confrontation that's hard to resist: a sword-wielding Robin squaring off against the imperious Ra's al Ghul, who looms in his green-and-gold armor with a blade of his own, as a fallen rose and scattered debris set the scene. Robin's defiant cover line — "You HAD your chance, OLD MAN!" — captures the charged generational tension between Batman's young protégé and his bride-to-be's immortal grandfather perfectly. Rafael Albuquerque's cover art brings real energy to the standoff, and with Tim Seeley writing and a talented art team inside, this is a satisfying chapter in the lead-up to one of Gotham's most anticipated events.