Huntress: Year One #4

The penultimate-stretch chapter of this 2008 miniseries delivers a striking split cover by Matthew Clark: on the left, the Huntress hangs upside down underwater, arrows piercing the water around her and her dark hair splaying freely — a vivid image of vulnerability and peril. On the right, an imposing red-clad devil figure looms above a crowd of elegant Venetian masqueraders, hinting at the dangerous, carnivalesque world she's navigating. With Ivory Madison's script and art by Cliff Richards and Norm Rapmund bringing Helena's early years to life, Huntress: Year One #4 shapes up as a tense and atmospheric piece of DC storytelling.