Green Lantern #36

A massive, otherworldly hand grips Hal Jordan as he strains upward with his ring-fist raised, surrounded by a dizzying black-and-white spiral that gives the whole image an almost hypnotic intensity — Billy Tan's cover work here is genuinely striking. This is Act 2, Part 1 of the sprawling "Godhead" crossover, signaling that the stakes for the Green Lanterns are climbing even higher. With Robert Venditti writing and Francis Portela on interior art with colors by Brad Anderson, this 2015 New 52 chapter looks like a compelling entry point into one of that era's most ambitious Green Lantern stories.