Batman: Dark Victory #4

Against a striking field of deep red, Tim Sale's cover for this fourth chapter of *Batman: Dark Victory* presents two figures locked in dynamic tension — Batman's sweeping cape and a second, smaller caped figure beside him rendered in stark black silhouette. Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's acclaimed noir collaboration continues here with issue #4, subtitled "Passion," and Sale's bold, minimalist cover design perfectly captures the brooding atmosphere that defines this series. Published by Semic S.A. in 2003, this French-edition installment is a handsome entry point into one of Batman's most atmospheric crime sagas.