Catwoman #21

Catwoman means business on this striking New 52 cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson — she crouches triumphantly in her torn black suit, a large ornate clock and burst of flame blazing behind her, while a suited man lies pinned beneath her with a flower tucked in his lapel. The tagline "To end the bloodshed… The Penguin Must Die!" sets a high-stakes tone for Ann Nocenti's "Gang War" story, with art by Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona bringing the tension to life inside. A sharp, charged entry in the New 52 run that puts Selina Kyle right at the center of Gotham's criminal power struggle.