Nightwing #14

From the New 52 line, Nightwing #14 drops Dick Grayson into a brutal mid-air clash with Lady Shiva, as the cover — penciled by Eddy Barrows and inked by Eber Ferreira — depicts the two locked in a rain-soaked duel, blades and escrima sticks drawn, with blood already visible on Nightwing's arm. The tagline "Lady Shiva Strikes!" sets an urgent, high-stakes tone that writer Tom DeFalco and artist Andres Guinaldo carry into the story titled "Die for Me." It's a gripping January 2013 entry that pits Gotham's acrobatic hero against one of DC's most formidable martial artists.