Birds of Prey #112

The cover of Birds of Prey #112 tells its own poignant story — Black Canary crouches in her signature black leather in the foreground, while a towering wartime silhouette of a uniformed aviator saluting looms behind her against a sepia-toned sky filled with military aircraft. The "In Memoriam" banner and the retro recruitment-poster styling of "The Hawks Want You!" give the whole composition a bittersweet, era-spanning weight perfectly suited to a story honoring Zinda Blake. Stéphane Roux's cover work beautifully bridges the World War II aesthetic with the modern Birds of Prey, and with Tony Bedard writing alongside artist David Cole and inker Doug Hazlewood, this January 2008 issue promises an emotionally resonant chapter for the team.