Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93

From the chaotic No Man's Land era of 2000 comes this striking chapter of Batman: Shadow of the Bat, with a cover by penciller Dale Eaglesham and inker Danny Miki that throws Gotham's villains into spectacular disarray. Bane dominates the center of the image, physically overpowering what appears to be Batman while the Joker recoils in alarm to the left, Harley Quinn tumbles at their feet, and a mob of swarming bats fills the sky above — it's a dense, kinetic composition that feels genuinely overwhelming. Writer Greg Rucka, artist Paul Ryan, and inker Bill Sienkiewicz bring "Assembly Redux" to life inside, promising plenty of the gritty, fractured-Gotham tension this storyline does so well.