Batwing #2

Part of DC's New 52 launch, Batwing #2 plunges Africa's Batman into a brutal confrontation with the skull-masked villain Massacre — and Ben Oliver's cover captures the intensity perfectly, with Batwing straining against a blade held by his adversary in a close-quarters clash already streaked with blood. Writer Judd Winick's "First Blood" promises exactly the kind of high-stakes tension that image suggests, pitting this armored hero against a genuinely menacing threat. A strong second issue for a series that brought a bold new corner of the DC Universe to life in 2011.