Detective Comics #27

This special mega-sized anniversary issue of Detective Comics arrives in 2014 with a cover by Greg Capullo that says everything through shadow and light — Batman's silhouette stands atop a Gotham rooftop, cape billowing against a luminous Bat-Signal cutting through storm clouds over the darkened city skyline. The mood is atmospheric and quietly powerful, a fitting tribute to the numbering that started it all. Inside, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram bring "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" to life as part of an all-star roster of creators assembled to celebrate this landmark issue number.