Nightwing #139

Nightwing #139 arrives in 2008 as part of the sweeping "Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" crossover, and Adam Kubert's cover stops you cold — a masked, screaming face is clutched and crushed by enormous, grasping hands against a swirling dark background, conveying pure, visceral dread. It's a striking image that captures the desperate, high-stakes tension running through this chapter of the story. With writing by Fabian Nicieza and interior art by Don Kramer and Carlos Rodríguez, this is a compelling read for anyone following Nightwing through one of 2008's most ambitious DC storylines.