Birds of Prey #10

A red-haired figure holds up a glowing green mask with eerily luminous eyes, her hands dripping red in a deeply unsettling central image that immediately signals something is very wrong for the Birds of Prey. Surrounding her in the background, a striking assembly of heroes — including Batgirl, Robin, Huntress, Black Canary, and several others — converge in a chaotic rush, suggesting the team is being pushed to its absolute limits. Writer Gail Simone and artist Inaki Miranda bring this "Death of Oracle" conclusion to a head in May 2011, with Stanley Lau's cover delivering a beautifully eerie image that makes it nearly impossible to set the issue down.