Nightwing #4

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Nightwing #4 arrives in 2012 with a rain-soaked cover by Eddy Barrows that pulls no punches — Nightwing has a bloodied, struggling opponent locked in a chokehold high above the city, while Batgirl swoops in through a lightning-lit sky in the background. The tagline "Will Batgirl Save Nightwing in Time?" adds a perfectly timed dose of urgency to this two-hero showdown, teasing that Dick Grayson may need more backup than he bargained for in "South Beach Connection." With Kyle Higgins writing and Trevor McCarthy on interior art, this is a sharp, kinetic chapter in one of the New 52's most engaging solo series.