Nightwing: Our Worlds at War #1

Part of DC's sweeping 2001 "Our Worlds at War" crossover, this one-shot drops Nightwing into desperate, life-or-death territory right from the cover — and Jae Lee's artwork makes the stakes viscerally clear. A battered Nightwing is seized from behind by a snarling, monstrous figure raising a blade overhead, all set against a blizzard-grey void with another lurking threat visible in the background, the tagline "A Time to Die!" leaving little room for optimism. Chuck Dixon, Rick Leonardi, and John Lowe bring the story "Die, Die, and Die Again" — a title that promises Nightwing will be pushed well past his limits before it's over.