Green Lantern: New Guardians #33

The cover of this September 2014 New 52 issue puts the threat front and center: a white-suited Kyle Rayner channels blazing ring energy while a pink-clad Star Sapphire surges into action behind him, both surrounded by the looming, clawed forms of the Psions closing in from every angle. Jeremy Roberts's cover art crackles with urgency, pitting two ring-wielders against a swarm of reptilian alien attackers in a composition that feels genuinely desperate. "The Makers" promises plenty of cosmic tension, and this creative team — Justin Jordan writing, Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy among those handling interior duties — consistently delivered the goods during their New Guardians run.