Green Hornet: Year One #4

The brooding, close-up design of this Dynamite cover — with John Cassaday's art framing the Green Hornet's hat and mask as a looming presence — is immediately arresting, the hero's tinted lenses revealing two tense vignettes: the Hornet and his partner in a standoff on one side, and a gang of armed thugs closing in on the other. Matt Wagner and Aaron Campbell's Green Hornet: Year One continues to mine the early days of this pulp crime-fighter with evident style and craft. Issue #4 sets up the kind of old-school tension that makes this 2010 series such a satisfying read for fans of masked heroes and noir atmosphere alike.