Green Lantern #53

Tying into the 2010 "Brightest Day" event, Green Lantern #53 launches "The New Guardians" with a cover by Doug Mahnke that assembles a striking lineup across the emotional spectrum — Hal Jordan in green takes center stage, flanked by a Star Sapphire, a yellow-ringed Sinestro Corps member, and figures wielding the blue, orange, and red light of their respective corps, all crackling with electric energy. The sheer density of ring-wielders crowded onto this single image makes a bold visual argument for just how dramatically the Lantern universe has expanded. Geoff Johns and Mahnke clearly have something ambitious in store for readers willing to dive into what promises to be a sprawling, spectrum-spanning story.