Nightwing #9

Part of DC's "Night of the Owls" crossover, this 2012 New 52 issue drops Nightwing into a fierce snowswept brawl against a heavily armored Talon, blades and escrima sticks clashing at close quarters while a shadowy figure lurks in the wintry background. The cover — penciled and inked by Eddy Barrows — captures the raw intensity of the confrontation, with Dick Grayson's expression conveying grim determination against a clearly formidable opponent. Writer Kyle Higgins and artists Eddy Barrows and Andres Guinaldo make this a compelling chapter in one of the New 52's most ambitious Batman-family events.