Tempest #1

Spinning out of the pages of Aquaman, this 1996 DC series puts Garth — now going by Tempest — front and center, rendered here by cover artist Phil Jimenez with a confident, charged energy: the young hero hovers in a black tank top, one hand crackling with violet energy and the other wreathed in fire. Surrounding him is a rich collage of supporting figures, looming faces, and undersea vistas that hint at a world far larger than Garth's sidekick past. If you've been waiting for Aqualad to step fully into his own story, "Prophets & Kings, Act 1: Dead Ringers" looks like exactly the right place to dive in.