Robin #138

Robin perches on a fire escape high above a rain-slicked Gotham alley, cape billowing, as he stares down at a short, umbrella-toting figure in a suit below — the tagline "Fine Feathered Fiend!" making the villain's identity unmistakable. Chris Brunner's moody cover bathes the scene in earthy browns and shadows, lending the confrontation a tense, noir atmosphere that suits Tim Drake's street-level world perfectly. With Bill Willingham writing and Damion Scott on interior art, issue #138 looks to deliver exactly the kind of Gotham underworld intrigue that makes this series such a compelling read in 2005.