Red Lanterns #4

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Red Lanterns #4 drops readers into a raw, rage-fueled confrontation between two monstrous figures bearing the Red Lantern symbol — a horned, snarling alien warrior squares off against a massive reptilian creature whose gleaming eye reflects the corps' emblem. The cover tagline "To the Victor Goes the Ring!" sets up a brutal contest for power within the Red Lanterns' ranks, rendered with visceral energy by penciller Ed Benes and inker Rob Hunter. Peter Milligan's "The Departed" promises the kind of furious, blood-burning storytelling that makes this corner of the DC Universe so compelling.