The Black Bat #7

Dynamite's The Black Bat #7 brings Brian Buccellato and Ronan Cliquet's noir-tinged series to a tense moment captured beautifully in Jae Lee's striking cover art. The masked, caped figure of the Black Bat looms in dynamic mid-action, pistol raised, his dark silhouette slashed with a hint of red as he stands over two downed figures — one clearly a SWAT officer — rendered in Lee's signature moody, high-contrast style. It's a vivid snapshot of a pulp hero who operates in the shadows between law and justice, making this 2013 issue a compelling entry in Dynamite's revival of the character.