The Infected: Deathbringer #1

Part of DC's 2020 "Year of the Villain: The Infected" event, this one-shot plunges readers into the world of the Deathbringer — a dark, long-haired figure with blood-red glowing eyes who stares out from the cover with unsettling intensity, a bloodied blade held just below her face. Looming above her is the corrupting presence of the Batman Who Laughs, his jagged crown and skeletal grin serving as an ominous backdrop to the tagline "No Past. No Future. Nothing to Lose." Writer Zoë Quinn and artist Brent Peeples bring "Death by a Thousand Cuts" to life, with Viktor Bogdanovic's striking cover art setting a tone that is equal parts menacing and visceral.