Green Lantern Corps #36

Part of the sprawling "Godhead" crossover event, this New 52 issue drops readers into Act 2, Part 2 of the saga with a cover that crackles with green-ring energy. A Green Lantern — ring blazing and teeth gritted in fierce defiance — strains against a towering, armored New God whose sheer scale and mechanical menace dominate the composition, the contrast between that searing emerald light and the cold gold-and-black armor making for a genuinely striking image. Writer Van Jensen and artist Bernard Chang, with colors by Marcelo Maiolo, bring a palpable sense of overwhelming odds to this January 2015 installment.