Brightest Day #10

Aqualad takes center stage on the cover of Brightest Day #10 (2010), rendered by David Finch with crackling energy literally at his fingertips as he stands over a grotesque, crawling figure in a sun-baked desert landscape. The cover's tagline — "Friend, Foe or Something More?!" — sets up a genuinely intriguing tension around this young, powerfully charged hero and his uncertain allegiances. With Johns and Tomasi steering the story alongside artists Ivan Reis, Scott Clark, and Joe Prado on interiors, this mid-run chapter of DC's ambitious 2010 event series promises plenty to dig into.