Green Lantern Corps #25

Part of DC's 2014 "Zero Year" crossover event, this issue takes us back to John Stewart's past before the ring — the cover by Bernard Chang shows a focused, battle-ready Stewart in military fatigues and tactical gear, rifle in hand, while cradling an unconscious comrade behind him amid a crowd of onlookers and caution tape. It's a striking portrait of the soldier he was before becoming a Green Lantern, all grit and quiet resolve. Writers Van Jensen and Robert Venditti dig into what shaped one of the Corps' most compelling characters.