Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #44

The "Darkstar Rising" arc kicks off in this 2018 entry with a cover that puts the tension front and center: Hal Jordan, green ring blazing, goes nose-to-nose with an armored Darkstar, trading sharp words — "I'm the law!" met coolly with "Not anymore." — while a squad of Darkstars looms ominously in the starfield behind them. The confrontation crackles with the sense that the Green Lantern Corps' authority over cosmic order is being directly challenged by a force that means business. Robert Venditti scripts, Brandon Peterson handles the interior art, and the striking cover by Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona frames the whole power struggle beautifully.