Superman / Batman #40

Part four of "Torment" arrives with a striking cover by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs — Batman looms behind a fierce, armor-clad woman who dominates the foreground, her expression intense and unyielding as robotic machinery crowds the background on both sides. The pairing of these two figures, one masked and cloaked and the other draped in ornate golden-and-crimson armor, sets a brooding, high-stakes tone that feels entirely earned by the series' fourth chapter. Alan Burnett, Nguyen, and Fridolfs bring a compelling visual tension to this 2007 installment that makes "Trapped" feel like exactly the right word for where things stand.