Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #3

Part of DC's 2010 Brightest Day crossover event, this third issue of Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors features a striking cover by Rodolfo Migliari showing a determined Guy Gardner — bound by heavy chains and glowing with emerald energy — locked in a fierce clash against a large, grey-skinned alien adversary, while a woman floats in the background amid the cosmic chaos. The tension radiating from the image pairs perfectly with the story's provocative title, "Lie of the Mind," hinting at a battle that goes well beyond the physical. With Peter J. Tomasi writing and Fernando Pasarin on interior art, this series was already delivering some of the most compelling Green Lantern storytelling of the year.