Birds of Prey #18

The cover of Birds of Prey #18 sets up a frosty confrontation, with Mr. Freeze — armed and visibly seething — squaring off against a determined Batgirl mid-leap, Black Canary unleashing a scream below her, and a sword-wielding Starling rounding out the team in an icy, shattered environment. The tagline "Mr. Freeze Demands Vengeance!" promises real stakes in Christy Marx's "Burning Cold," with art from Romano Molenaar and Vicente Cifuentes bringing the tension to life. Emanuela Lupacchino's cover pencils and inks pull it all together with dynamic energy that makes this New 52 chapter of the Birds' ongoing saga hard to pass up.