Gotham Central #26

Gotham Central #26 arrives in February 2005 with a hauntingly atmospheric cover by Michael Lark — Catwoman crouches atop a snow-dusted cemetery monument, her whip trailing behind her as a heavy winter storm blankets the graves and stone crosses below. The cold blue palette and falling snow lend the scene a quiet tension that perfectly suits this street-level series where Gotham's police navigate a city full of costumed complications. With Ed Brubaker writing and Jason Alexander on interior art, "On the Freak Beat Part One of Two" promises the kind of grounded, noir-tinged storytelling that makes Gotham Central such a compelling corner of the DC universe.