Catwoman #31

Part 4 of DC's sprawling "Contagion" crossover lands here in Catwoman #31, and Jim Balent's cover sets a thrilling alpine stage — Catwoman in her white costume leaps across a snow-covered mountainside while Robin grapples with a red-and-gold armored figure in the foreground, and a squad of armed pursuers closes in from the slopes below. The border of leering skulls and grotesque faces frames it all with an appropriately unsettling urgency. Chuck Dixon, Balent, Dick Giordano, and Bob Smith bring their full talents to this mid-crossover chapter, making it a satisfying piece of a larger Gotham-shaking puzzle.