Batman: Bloodstorm #[nn]

The cover of this 1995 DC graphic novel pulls no punches: a monstrous, fanged creature — all gnashing teeth, clawed hands, and hollow eyes — snarls outward against a stark stone backdrop, with vivid red splashes of blood the only color breaking through the oppressive grey. It's a striking image that signals something deeply wrong has come to Gotham, blending Batman's world with full-on horror. Doug Moench and Kelley Jones, with inks by John Beatty, deliver a book whose cover alone makes clear this is not a comfortable corner of the DC universe.