Detective Comics Annual #1

The cover of this 2018 Detective Comics Annual sets a striking tone immediately: a massive, scaly Clayface looms in the upper right, fist raised and monstrous, while Batman braces for the fight below — caught mid-struggle against what appears to be another clay-formed figure. The bold retro-styled title treatment, "The Curse of Clayface!", gives the whole thing a wonderfully pulpy, old-school horror-show energy that suits the villain perfectly. With cover art by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira and the creative team of James Tynion IV behind the story titled "Clay," this oversized annual looks like a deep, atmospheric dive into one of Gotham's most unsettling rogues.