The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #2

A large green-tinted hand hovers over a set of puzzle pieces on this striking Chip Zdarsky cover, each piece bearing the face of a key DC figure — Batman, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, the Penguin, and Black Mask — suggesting the Joker is quite literally assembling (or dismantling) Gotham's most dangerous players. Matthew Rosenberg leads a talented creative team including artists Jesús Merino, Keron Grant, and Dani for "Blood and Snow, Water and Stone," promising a story as layered as its central conceit. If issue one left you intrigued by this anthology-style puzzle narrative, issue two looks ready to add another unsettling piece to the picture.