Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman #1

Part of DC's 2010 "Bruce Wayne: The Road Home" crossover event, this one-shot drops Catwoman into the intrigue surrounding Batman's mysterious return. The cover by Shane Davis is a striking visual: Selina Kyle in her sleek black catsuit dangles upside-down, tangled in a web of jagged, thorny lines, her goggled gaze fixed coolly outward — all danger and composure in equal measure. Writer Derek Fridolfs and artist Peter Nguyen bring their talents to "Lifting the Vale," a self-contained story that puts Gotham's most enigmatic thief squarely at the center of the action.