Batwoman #29

Nocturda looms possessively over a seemingly entranced Batwoman on Trevor McCarthy's lush, gothic cover for this May 2014 New 52 entry — bats swirling through an ornate archway behind them, a golden apple dangling from Batwoman's outstretched hand like a dark fairy-tale offering. The tagline "Under the Spell of Nocturda!" sets an appropriately sinister, supernatural tone that writer Marc Andreyko leans into with evident relish. With Jason Masters and Jeremy Haun sharing art duties inside, issue #29 of this New 52 series looks like a genuinely compelling chapter for fans of Gotham's darkest corners.