Impulse #53

The cover of Impulse #53 (1999) announces "Collision Course!" with real visual intensity — Impulse and a green-goggled speedster are nose-to-nose in the foreground, while a blue-costumed hero and a hulking, snarling brute clash in the background, all four figures crackling with kinetic energy. Ethan Van Sciver's pencils (inked by Wayne Faucher) pack the image with motion lines and lightning, making the whole composition feel like it's about to burst off the page. With a creative team including Todd DeZago and Walter Simonson, issue #53 looks like a high-energy chapter for fans of DC's fastest young hero.