Gotham Academy #16

The "Yearbook" arc reaches its third chapter with this utterly charming issue of Gotham Academy, and the cover by Mingjue Helen Chen sets exactly the right tone — five students gathered close together, laughing and peeking into a Gotham Academy yearbook as a cascade of photographs fans out behind them. There's real warmth in the image: the white-haired girl with striking red eyes, the grinning kid clutching the book front and center, and their three companions lounging around her feel like a genuine friend group sharing a treasured memory. Writers Brenden Fletcher and James Tynion IV, alongside artist Adam Archer and inker Sandra Hope, bring their signature blend of school-life charm and DC intrigue to what promises to be a memorable installment.