Batman / Superman #20

The cover of this May 2015 New 52 issue pulls no punches: a battered Batman lies pinned beneath Superman's grip, both figures surrounded by the jagged, glowing green shards of what appears to be a massive Kryptonite crystal — yet it's the Dark Knight who seems to have the upper hand in terms of composure, while the Man of Steel looks desperate and strained. The stark contrast of green radiation against an inky black background, rendered by the pencils of Ardian Syaf and inks of Sandra Hope, gives the whole image an unsettling, almost claustrophobic tension. With Greg Pak's "Family Matters" as the story's title, this issue of Batman/Superman promises that whatever is tearing the World's Finest apart hits closer to home than a simple brawl.