Catwoman #57

Few comics capture a quieter kind of tension quite like this cover by Adam Hughes — a woman in a bathrobe and slippers, wooden spoon in hand, stands beside a baby in a stroller, her expression calm but carrying unmistakable weight. It's a deliberately understated image that plays with the contrast between domestic life and the high-stakes world Catwoman inhabits, making it one of the more intriguing covers of 2006. Will Pfeifer, David López, and Álvaro López bring "The Replacements Conclusion" to a close inside, and this striking cover promises something thoughtful waiting on the other side.