Detective Comics #17

Part of DC's New 52 line, Detective Comics #17 arrives in April 2013 with a rain-soaked cover by Jason Fabok that puts Batman in the thick of a chaotic brawl — a goggled, hat-wearing figure looms ominously large in the background against a giant clock face, while Batman grapples with two wild-eyed adversaries, one of them a jester-styled villain in red and white. The tagline "Driven Mad by the Merry-Maker!" promises the kind of unhinged villainy that suits Gotham's darkest nights perfectly. Written by John Layman with art from Fabok, "The Pursuit of Happiness" looks like a feverish, storm-drenched showcase for the Dark Knight at his most embattled.