Green Lantern: New Guardians #38

This March 2015 New 52 issue opens the three-part finale "It All Ends Here" with a cover by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy that is equal parts haunting and striking — Kyle Rayner's face is literally split between his living visage and a dripping red skull, while a burst of white-ring energy blazes from his clasped hands against a star-field backdrop. The visual split suggests Kyle is caught between life and something far darker, making this a genuinely compelling entry point to what promises to be a high-stakes arc. With Justin Jordan writing and Diógenes Neves and Ronan Cliquet on interior art, New Guardians #38 sets an ominous tone right from the cover.