Dark Knights of Steel #8

Two warriors stand defiant atop a battlefield strewn with broken swords and shattered armor — a dark-haired woman in red bracered armor carries a blood-streaked blade, while a blonde companion in a sweeping red cape holds her own sword at the ready against a smoke-choked, ember-lit sky. Dan Mora's cover for issue eight of this twelve-part limited series captures the grim stakes of "War of the Three Kingdoms" with striking composure, the two figures facing whatever carnage lies ahead with quiet, steel-nerved resolve. With Tom Taylor writing and Yasmine Putri on interior art, this medieval reimagining of the DC Universe continues to be one of 2023's most visually arresting series.